Bogota vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$500
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
8.03M
9.21M

The cost of living in Bogota is 25% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4996th and 4074th ($1106 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4429th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Mexico City

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Bogota Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.13
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$958
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$816
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$858
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$593
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$559
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$537
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$680
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$737
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$749
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$630
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1045
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$749
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$862
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$740
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$769
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$606
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$1041
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$563
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1162
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$1012
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$788
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$816
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$850
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$802
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$856
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$631
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$524
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$678
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$674
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$765
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$687
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$755
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$725
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$797
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005