Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 15.0% cheaper than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 23.1% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 31.5% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.4% less for restaurants

	Monterrey	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$259.02	$7.72 COP24,985.84	-44.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.13 MX$207.21	$10.19 COP32,981.31	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 MX$31.21	$1.34 COP4,351.83	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$19.17	$0.87 COP2,809.17	-15.7%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Monterrey	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 MX$55.01	$2.42 COP7,841.54	-18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 MX$114.24	$3.93 COP12,705.95	-36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 MX$134.13	$6.14 COP19,862.16	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 MX$47.73	$3.39 COP10,978.78	+32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$79.75	$3.30 COP10,693.25	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 MX$28.24	$1.56 COP5,058.29	+3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.28	$0.81 COP2,605.93	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$18.32	$0.87 COP2,830.06	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 MX$20.87	$0.79 COP2,548.95	-29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 MX$19.65	$0.65 COP2,106.95	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 MX$22.93	$0.63 COP2,024.18	-49.2%
Average			-18.6%

Monterrey vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Monterrey	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MX$110.13	$4.90 COP15,857.32	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.04 MX$596.77	$49.41 COP160K	+54.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$401K	$23,161.08 COP75M	+7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 MX$196.85	$20.84 COP67,461.77	+97.2%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 23.1% less for housing

	Monterrey	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.79 MX$498.92	$29.75 COP96,278.78	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$981.90 MX$18,286.47	$779.14 COP3M	-20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$685.94 MX$12,774.63	$440.22 COP1M	-35.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.91 MX$1,711.67	$93.36 COP302K	+1.6%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 31.5% less for childcare

	Monterrey	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$703.26 MX$13,097.26	$463.22 COP1M	-34.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,496.80 MX$214K	$8,195.93 COP27M	-28.7%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$44.03	$2.01 COP6,496.32	-15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 MX$75.21	$2.52 COP8,150.23	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 MX$91.17	$4.32 COP13,992.07	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.22 MX$581.35	$33.42 COP108K	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 MX$98.43	$7.72 COP24,985.84	+46.1%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Monterrey	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.56 MX$1,369.90	$82.94 COP268K	+12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.76 MX$796.34	$47.35 COP153K	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 MX$2,095.27	$141.13 COP457K	+25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.67 MX$2,247.24	$104.65 COP339K	-13.3%
Average			+8.0%

Monterrey vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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