Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Cochabamba, Bolivia

Cochabamba vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Cochabamba is 9.5% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 36.3% less in Cochabamba
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Cochabamba
Transportation: pay 64.9% more in Cochabamba
Housing: pay 7.3% less in Cochabamba
Childcare: pay 38.4% less in Cochabamba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Cochabamba
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Cochabamba

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Cochabamba.

Cochabamba vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cochabamba instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 36.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Cochabamba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$202.34	$2.51 BOB17.36	-74.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$151.76	$7.18 BOB49.59	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.00	$0.67 BOB4.66	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.75	$0.55 BOB3.77	-29.4%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Cochabamba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.97	$1.68 BOB11.58	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$99.18	$2.63 BOB18.18	-45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$112.24	$4.35 BOB30.04	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.48	$1.70 BOB11.77	-21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.77	$1.54 BOB10.65	-56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.90	$1.35 BOB9.34	+10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.64	$0.39 BOB2.70	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.28	$0.61 BOB4.20	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.86	$0.65 BOB4.50	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.34	$0.99 BOB6.84	+16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.87	$0.49 BOB3.37	-41.0%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 64.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Cochabamba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.51	$2.03 BOB14.04	-56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$364.22	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	$14,713.93 BOB101,663.75	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.82	$12.92 BOB89.27	+271.8%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 7.3% less for housing

	Mexico City	Cochabamba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$496.88	$56.16 BOB388.01	+130.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	$258.39 BOB1,785.31	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	$165.08 BOB1,140.62	-69.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$617.78	$24.60 BOB169.99	-18.8%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 38.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Cochabamba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	$272.75 BOB1,884.50	-28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	$4,363.93 BOB30,151.98	-48.2%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Cochabamba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.64	$1.44 BOB9.92	-47.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.27	$2.64 BOB18.25	-12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.93	$2.37 BOB16.37	-39.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	$45.46 BOB314.08	-15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$101.17	$5.02 BOB34.71	+1.2%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Cochabamba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	$57.42 BOB396.74	+1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$836.83	$46.65 BOB322.35	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	$71.78 BOB495.92	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	$93.10 BOB643.24	+1.3%
Average			-1.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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