Bogota vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$494
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
8.03M
9.21M

The cost of living in Bogota is 26% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4274th ($1062 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5180th and 3354th 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
$6.44
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$11420

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023