Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 12.9% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 17.3% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 85.1% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 35.1% more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.46 MX$193.35	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.03 MX$166.91	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$26.47	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.32	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+9.7%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Mexico	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 MX$50.21	$2.08 COP6,604.13	-23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 MX$79.55	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 MX$114.55	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 MX$47.12	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.66 MX$67.67	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$23.98	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.93	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.44	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MX$15.45	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.68 COP2,174.11	-24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.80	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-29.0%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 17.3% more for transportation

	Mexico	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 MX$102.60	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 MX$555.39	$57.51 COP183K	+91.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,794.64 MX$403K	$24,696.92 COP78M	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 MX$372.17	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+4.5%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Mexico	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.02 MX$555.11	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	$745.73 COP2M	+17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	$482.25 COP2M	+9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.08 MX$907.55	$101.48 COP322K	+106.8%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 85.1% more for childcare

	Mexico	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	$597.35 COP2M	+144.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,712.49 MX$106K	$8,009.31 COP25M	+40.2%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 MX$48.58	$2.59 COP8,214.62	-1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 MX$63.89	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.64 MX$85.88	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.21 MX$725.11	$41.34 COP131K	+5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.46 MX$100.90	$6.65 COP21,122.50	+22.0%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 35.1% more for clothing

	Mexico	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	$82.92 COP263K	+49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.67 MX$789.09	$53.80 COP171K	+26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	$134.00 COP425K	+39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	$115.03 COP365K	+26.7%
Average			+35.1%

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