Bogotá vs Mérida

Every building in Bogotá is assigned a stratum from 1 to 6. A two-bedroom in stratum 3 costs about 2.2 million pesos, in stratum 6 about 6 million, and water in stratum 6 is twice as expensive as in 3.

SpecialistFincaraíz: two-bedroom apartments for rent in Chapinero · checked 29 Sep 2026

By the 2020 census the municipality of Mérida has 995 thousand residents, the city itself 922 thousand. 19% of residents were born in another Mexican state.

OfficialINEGI: 2020 census, results by locality for Yucatán (ITER) · checked 6 Oct 2026

A two-bedroom in Temozón Norte is mostly 15-17k pesos for 70-100 m², in Altabrisa 32-38k, in Montejo 21-27k, in Cholul and Villas del Sol 11.5-15k.

SpecialistMercado Libre: two-bedroom apartments for rent in Mérida · checked 6 Oct 2026

Two-bedroom apartment: Teusaquillo and Cedritos about 3.2 million pesos ($970), Usaquén 3.4 million, Chapinero 4.3 million, Chicó 5.8 million. The building maintenance fee is on top.

SpecialistFincaraíz: two-bedroom apartments for rent in Teusaquillo · checked 29 Sep 2026

Three-bedroom apartment in Teusaquillo or Usaquén, by listings: median 813–850 million pesos, about $250k. These are sellers’ prices, not transaction prices.

SpecialistFincaraíz: three-bedroom apartments for sale in Teusaquillo · checked 29 Sep 2026

A two-bedroom apartment in listings is about 16,750 pesos a month, half between 15,000 and 22,900. Of 311 offers, 61 are under 15k and 116 above 20k.

SpecialistMercado Libre: two-bedroom apartments for rent in Mérida · checked 6 Oct 2026

Three-bedroom house: 1034 listings up to 4M pesos, 1355 from 4 to 6M, 1475 above. First-page median 6.65M, about 23k per square meter.

SpecialistMercado Libre: three-bedroom houses for sale in Mérida · checked 6 Oct 2026

The DANE minimum food basket for Bogotá is 286k pesos per person per month, about 1.15 million for a family of four ($350). Prices from 2024.

SpecialistProBogotá: bulletin on monetary poverty, DANE data for 2024 · checked 29 Sep 2026

The DANE poverty line for a family of four in Bogotá is 2.5 million pesos a month (2024). The digital nomad visa requires an income of at least 5.25 million pesos a month.

SpecialistProBogotá: bulletin on monetary poverty, DANE data for 2024 · checked 29 Sep 2026

INEGI's urban food basket is 2562.58 pesos per person a month, 10,250 for a family of four (August 2026). A nationwide figure, the food minimum.

OfficialINEGI: income poverty lines, August 2026 (bulletin 592/26) · checked 6 Oct 2026

INEGI's urban poverty line is 4905.33 pesos per person, 19,621 a month for a family of four (August 2026). A floor without rent, not a real budget.

OfficialINEGI: income poverty lines, August 2026 (bulletin 592/26) · checked 6 Oct 2026

Enrollment in city schools is online and free; for 2027 it runs until 23 December 2026. Children aged 3–5 are admitted to preschool classes at any time of the year.

OfficialBogotá City Hall: how to enroll in a public school for 2027 · checked 29 Sep 2026

Expensive private schools in Bogotá charge about 3–4.1 million pesos a month ($900–1,240). We did not find prices for mid-level schools.

SpecialistInfobae: tuition at Gimnasio Campestre and Colegio Marymount, February 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

Micole's estimate for Yucatán: primary school 4000-12,000 pesos a month, kindergarten 3000-8000, international and IB schools 15,000-35,000. Plus an annual fee.

SpecialistMicole: how much a private school costs in Yucatán in 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026

Half of the top ten hospitals in Colombia in the Newsweek 2026 ranking are in Bogotá, including Fundación Santa Fe (2nd place) and Cardioinfantil (4th).

SpecialistNewsweek and Statista: World’s Best Hospitals 2026, Colombia · checked 29 Sep 2026

According to INEGI, Mérida has 13 private medical facilities with 337 beds (2025). Guadalajara, for comparison, has 76 and 1473. Public hospitals not counted.

OfficialINEGI: statistics of private health facilities (ESEP) 2025, report 28/26 · checked 6 Oct 2026

A ride on TransMilenio, TransMiZonal and the TransMiCable cable car costs 3,550 pesos (about a dollar). With a personalized card, transfers within 125 minutes are free.

OfficialTransMilenio: questions and answers about the 2026 fare · checked 29 Sep 2026

The airport is 7 km from the main square, about 9 minutes without traffic. In August 2026: 374 thousand passengers, almost all domestic, 35 thousand international.

OfficialASUR: airport passenger traffic for August 2026 (filing on the BMV stock exchange) · checked 6 Oct 2026

There are no seasons by temperature: 15–17 degrees in the daytime all year round, 6–9 at night. The coldest nights are in January, 5.6 degrees on average.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Bogotá · checked 29 Sep 2026

About 800 mm a year and 185 rainy days. Two rainy seasons: April–May and October–November. Driest in December–February.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Bogotá · checked 29 Sep 2026

The hottest month is May: on average 36.1 degrees by day and 21.3 at night. From April to September the mean maximum is 34-36 degrees.

OfficialWMO World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Mérida · checked 6 Oct 2026

About 1050 mm a year, 71% of it from June to October, 120-175 mm a month. March and April are the driest, about 25 mm.

OfficialWMO World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Mérida · checked 6 Oct 2026

The coolest month is January: on average 31.3 degrees by day and 17 at night. There is no winter as such; it is the mildest time of the year.

OfficialWMO World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Mérida · checked 6 Oct 2026

14.8 murders per 100k residents in 2025, 25.8 for the country. But for burglaries from homes, the well-off Chapinero and Teusaquillo are at the top.

SpecialistProBogotá: annual report on security in Bogotá for 2025 · checked 29 Sep 2026

The last strong hit was Isidore in September 2002: it made landfall as a category 3 near Telchac, and its eyewall passed over Mérida. Milton in 2024 passed by at sea.

OfficialNHC: Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Isidore (AL102002) · checked 6 Oct 2026

In June 2026, 38.2% of adults in Mérida felt unsafe versus 59.8% nationwide. Homicides in 2024: 33, about 3 per 100,000 residents.

OfficialINEGI: ENSU, perceived safety by city, June 2026 (report 27/26) · checked 6 Oct 2026

Movistar fiber: 500 Mbit/s in both directions for 84,900 pesos a month ($26), 900 Mbit/s for 102,990 pesos; when ordered online, the first year is cheaper.

SpecialistMovistar: home fiber-optic internet plans in Bogotá · checked 29 Sep 2026

Telmex: from 389 pesos for 120 Mbps to 1399 for a gigabit. Totalplay 100 Mbps for 390, Megacable 1000 Mbps for 1000 pesos on promotion. Prices are nationwide.

SpecialistExpansión: Telmex, Totalplay, Megacable and Izzi internet packages, September 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026

At 11 m³ a month, water with sewerage costs about 107k pesos in stratum 4 ($32), 91k in stratum 3 and 197k in stratum 6. Electricity and gas are extra.

OfficialEAAB: water and sewerage tariffs in Bogotá by stratum, 2026 (Acuerdo JD 255) · checked 29 Sep 2026

Enel electricity, September 2026: in stratum 4 - 875 pesos per kWh, in strata 5 and 6 - 1,050. For 300 kWh, stratum 4 comes to about 263k pesos ($79), stratum 6 about 315k.

OfficialEnel Colombia: electricity tariffs, September 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

JAPAY water from 1 Feb 2026: up to 20 m³ a flat charge by city zone, 67-107 pesos. 15 m³ costs 99-104 pesos, with sewerage (plus 50%) 149-156.

OfficialJAPAY: water and sewerage tariffs from 1 February 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026

LP gas price cap in Mérida for 27 Sep - 3 Oct 2026: 20.66 pesos per kg, 11.16 per liter. A 20 kg cylinder at the cap is about 413 pesos.

OfficialComisión Nacional de Energía: maximum LP gas prices from 27 September to 3 October 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026

Yucatán has the hot-climate CFE tariffs 1C and 1D: cheap kWh up to 850-1000 a month, summer relief until 31 October. 1000 kWh over two months on 1D costs 2255 pesos.

SpecialistRiviera Maya News: a proposal to move Yucatán to CFE tariff 1F · checked 6 Oct 2026