Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 34.0% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
$2.71
$10,617
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
$0.60
$2,358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
$0.46
$1,798
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
$1.61
$6,310
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
$3.28
$12,840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
$1.55
$6,095
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
$0.83
$3,258
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
$0.29
$1,151
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
$0.37
$1,440
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
$0.40
$1,553
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
$0.30
$1,191
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
$0.33
$1,310
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
$2.04
$7,979
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
$23.61
$92,563
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
$11.28
$44,215
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Mexico
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
$208.57
$817,565
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
$176.18
$690,614
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
$104.33
$408,978
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
$0.90
$3,511
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
$1.21
$4,726
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
$18.34
$71,894
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
$2.91
$11,419
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
$45.16
$177,015
|
|
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