Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 4.6% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 25.9% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 3.4% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 50.0% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Bogota

The cost of childcare and clothing in Bogota are more expensive than in Mexico. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 28.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$184.06	$5.12 COP16,938.16	-49.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$151.97	$7.68 COP25,407.23	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$24.99	$1.09 COP3,609.24	-20.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$18.94	$0.69 COP2,273.15	-34.1%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 25.9% less for groceries

	Mexico	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.53	$1.50 COP4,965.11	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.39	$2.64 COP8,727.50	-38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.03	$4.93 COP16,299.06	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.49	$2.19 COP7,235.67	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$66.75	$2.56 COP8,484.14	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.01	$1.37 COP4,522.16	+7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.22	$0.48 COP1,595.31	-28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.83	$0.69 COP2,290.50	-25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.99	$0.61 COP2,024.40	-25.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.31	$0.60 COP1,970.61	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.78	$0.58 COP1,913.54	-40.9%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Mexico	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$90.85	$4.02 COP13,316.65	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$521.23	$43.77 COP145K	+52.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$436K	$17,277.24 COP57M	-28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$354.35	$15.87 COP52,508.28	-18.7%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 3.4% less for housing

	Mexico	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$533.06	$28.12 COP93,044.37	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,672.49	$468.73 COP2M	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,054.22	$349.03 COP1M	-21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$893.95	$65.10 COP215K	+32.3%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 50.0% more for childcare

	Mexico	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,302.48	$323.97 COP1M	+36.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101K	$9,101.91 COP30M	+63.4%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.24	$1.28 COP4,234.54	-47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$60.64	$1.90 COP6,301.99	-43.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.21	$2.99 COP9,887.65	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$713.12	$26.93 COP89,101.76	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$98.68	$5.12 COP16,938.16	-5.8%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Mexico	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$963.22	$63.64 COP211K	+20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$738.34	$44.73 COP148K	+10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,731.35	$103.65 COP343K	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,588.86	$90.70 COP300K	+3.7%
Average			+10.6%

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