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Bucaramanga vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bucaramanga is 22.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% less in Bucaramanga
Groceries: pay 37.0% less in Bucaramanga
Transportation: pay 84.2% more in Bucaramanga
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Bucaramanga
Childcare: pay 58.4% less in Bucaramanga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% less in Bucaramanga
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Bucaramanga

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Bucaramanga. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bucaramanga.

Bucaramanga vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bucaramanga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$3.36 COP12,372.15	-69.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$7.25 COP26,647.71	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$0.78 COP2,867.01	-55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$0.61 COP2,236.50	-53.4%
Average			-48.8%

Mexico City vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Bucaramanga
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$1.16 COP4,282.67	-55.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$2.20 COP8,089.48	-56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$4.89 COP17,976.93	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$2.42 COP8,901.60	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$2.82 COP10,360.47	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$1.23 COP4,532.70	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$0.58 COP2,147.64	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$0.42 COP1,554.07	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$0.43 COP1,582.85	-52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$0.59 COP2,172.82	-38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$0.48 COP1,762.41	-51.8%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 84.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Bucaramanga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$3.87 COP14,238.55	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	$41.41 COP152K	+111.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$20,832.39 COP77M	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$15.30 COP56,245.70	+245.7%
Average			+84.2%

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Mexico City	Bucaramanga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$22.14 COP81,430.17	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$308.72 COP1M	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$254.49 COP936K	-62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$60.99 COP224K	+63.2%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 58.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Bucaramanga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$254.49 COP936K	-40.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$2,622.54 COP10M	-75.9%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bucaramanga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$1.55 COP5,710.22	-52.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$1.47 COP5,392.99	-61.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$2.02 COP7,423.29	-53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$25.01 COP91,982.19	-57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$4.14 COP15,227.26	-36.4%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Bucaramanga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$69.31 COP255K	+13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$34.94 COP128K	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$89.03 COP327K	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$40.76 COP150K	-63.2%
Average			-23.2%

Mexico City vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2026

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