Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 54.2% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$200.31
|
$7.88
₩11,015
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$150.23
|
$6.09
₩8,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.78
|
$1.59
₩2,218
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.59
|
$0.84
₩1,176
|
|
pay 98.3% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.47
|
$3.10
₩4,328
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.19
|
$6.52
₩9,122
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.11
|
$8.06
₩11,267
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.04
|
$3.06
₩4,276
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.04
|
$4.74
₩6,622
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.65
|
$3.30
₩4,611
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.50
|
$1.55
₩2,166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.12
|
$2.44
₩3,413
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.69
|
$2.68
₩3,754
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.17
|
$1.73
₩2,420
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.70
|
$1.39
₩1,939
|
|
pay 80.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.56
|
$4.59
₩6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$360.56
|
$44.40
₩62,087
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$375,580.32
|
$27,023.07
₩37,783,651
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.11
|
$8.02
₩11,216
|
|
pay 80.0% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$491.88
|
$22.27
₩31,143
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,027.86
|
$883.18
₩1,234,861
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,980.60
|
$490.54
₩685,872
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$611.57
|
$133.35
₩186,454
|
|
pay 73.8% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,693.71
|
$385.48
₩538,979
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$170,024.62
|
$20,782.92
₩29,058,674
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.09
|
$3.58
₩5,007
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.65
|
$3.60
₩5,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.12
|
$3.22
₩4,506
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,083.20
|
$53.73
₩75,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.15
|
$10.74
₩15,021
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.04
|
$59.13
₩82,672
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$828.42
|
$46.64
₩65,218
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,856.06
|
$86.69
₩121,214
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,854.79
|
$124.89
₩174,622
|
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