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Pereira vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Pereira is 16.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% less in Pereira
Groceries: pay 37.6% less in Pereira
Transportation: pay 83.9% more in Pereira
Housing: pay 22.6% less in Pereira
Childcare: pay 23.9% less in Pereira
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.6% less in Pereira
Clothing: pay 17.0% less in Pereira

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

Pereira vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Pereira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$186.35	$5.18 COP18,946.73	-52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$151.41	$7.76 COP28,420.10	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.73	$1.12 COP4,103.06	-35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.38	$0.55 COP2,013.09	-57.8%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 37.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Pereira
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.06	$1.35 COP4,932.72	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$86.51	$2.29 COP8,365.76	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.23	$4.22 COP15,457.63	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$44.75	$2.38 COP8,721.40	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.31	$2.63 COP9,639.41	-30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.50	$1.14 COP4,182.56	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.73	$0.40 COP1,461.00	-50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.71	$0.80 COP2,940.41	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.56	$0.32 COP1,160.20	-65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.45	$0.59 COP2,159.07	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.07	$0.52 COP1,896.07	-47.9%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 83.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Pereira
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.18	$3.94 COP14,413.27	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$335.43	$33.64 COP123K	+72.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$344K	$15,528.21 COP57M	-22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$75.95	$18.12 COP66,313.56	+309.4%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 22.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Pereira
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$530.96	$24.15 COP88,418.08	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,523.35	$198.42 COP726K	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,624.79	$276.06 COP1M	-59.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$641.30	$64.32 COP235K	+72.2%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 23.9% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Pereira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,387.51	$403.79 COP1M	-6.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$187K	$6,366.57 COP23M	-41.6%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Pereira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$55.91	$0.78 COP2,842.01	-76.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.46	$1.60 COP5,871.01	-57.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.54	$2.20 COP8,052.36	-49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,003.19	$18.12 COP66,313.56	-69.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$111.81	$3.88 COP14,210.05	-40.4%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 17.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Pereira
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,046.11	$66.97 COP245K	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$825.23	$37.64 COP138K	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,814.67	$45.29 COP166K	-57.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,903.75	$112.02 COP410K	+1.0%
Average			-17.0%

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