Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 31.7% cheaper than Monterrey.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Monterrey, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Monterrey
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.84
MX$248.99
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
MX$26.32
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MX$20.69
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
Monterrey
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
MX$48.78
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
MX$96.03
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
MX$112.03
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
MX$55.09
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
MX$76.70
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
MX$24.58
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.37
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
MX$14.04
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
MX$15.55
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$18.17
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$15.23
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Monterrey
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
MX$92.60
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.45
MX$846.57
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,708.77
MX$448,183.80
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
MX$189.23
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
Monterrey
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.68
MX$565.24
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.19
MX$18,176.34
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.08
MX$12,066.49
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.26
MX$1,833.45
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
Monterrey
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$364.60
MX$6,118.06
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,796.09
MX$147,601.87
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monterrey
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$49.80
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
MX$63.02
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
MX$77.19
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
MX$752.45
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.53
MX$109.56
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Monterrey
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.96
MX$1,039.69
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.90
MX$803.81
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.47
MX$1,887.30
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.12
MX$1,965.30
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
|
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