Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 28.4% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
$3.30
$12,925
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
$5.50
$21,542
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
$0.64
$2,490
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
$0.49
$1,915
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
$1.12
$4,398
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
$2.42
$9,505
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
$3.66
$14,335
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
$1.75
$6,868
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
$1.79
$7,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
$0.97
$3,811
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
$0.38
$1,470
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
$0.48
$1,890
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
$0.50
$1,977
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
$0.40
$1,565
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
$0.36
$1,404
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
$2.09
$8,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
$31.00
$121,499
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
$13,189.68
$51,701,861
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
$12.53
$49,117
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
$19.84
$77,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
$340.12
$1,333,218
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
$253.13
$992,220
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
$53.15
$208,323
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
$189.88
$744,302
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
$5,125.13
$20,089,866
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
$0.99
$3,878
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
$1.20
$4,716
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
$1.87
$7,324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
$18.64
$73,052
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
$3.89
$15,252
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
$46.54
$182,436
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
$29.24
$114,622
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
$72.21
$283,055
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
$61.46
$240,906
|
|
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