Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 36.1% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,876.21
|
$9.93
MX$202.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,309.03
|
$7.45
MX$151.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,617.85
|
$1.08
MX$21.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,789.49
|
$0.77
MX$15.74
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,868.44
|
$2.45
MX$49.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,670.38
|
$4.87
MX$99.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,650.89
|
$5.51
MX$112.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,346.49
|
$2.18
MX$44.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,738.59
|
$3.57
MX$72.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,210.54
|
$1.22
MX$24.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,096.20
|
$0.67
MX$13.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,425.57
|
$0.80
MX$16.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,344.00
|
$0.83
MX$16.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,118.81
|
$0.85
MX$17.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,032.72
|
$0.83
MX$16.86
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Bogota
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,328.09
|
$4.64
MX$94.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP175,704.51
|
$17.87
MX$364.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,669,562.34
|
$18,615.02
MX$379,290.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,526.14
|
$3.47
MX$70.80
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
Bogota
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,477.01
|
$24.38
MX$496.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,873,085.54
|
$893.52
MX$18,205.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,374,179.40
|
$544.24
MX$11,089.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP282,197.59
|
$30.31
MX$617.61
|
|
pay 39.2% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,011,513.32
|
$381.33
MX$7,769.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,476,583.56
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,704.12
|
|
pay 94.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,051.50
|
$2.73
MX$55.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,278.30
|
$3.01
MX$61.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,103.01
|
$3.92
MX$79.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,530.55
|
$53.69
MX$1,093.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,206.02
|
$4.96
MX$101.14
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP225,083.73
|
$56.36
MX$1,148.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP183,966.34
|
$41.06
MX$836.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP371,725.30
|
$91.99
MX$1,874.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP311,966.91
|
$91.93
MX$1,873.11
|
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