Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Suwon, South Korea

Suwon vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Suwon is 33.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% less in Suwon
Groceries: pay 56.3% more in Suwon
Transportation: pay 74.2% more in Suwon
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Suwon
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Suwon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% more in Suwon
Clothing: pay 27.7% less in Suwon

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Suwon are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Suwon. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Suwon.

Suwon vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suwon instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 16.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Suwon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$185.06	$5.73 ₩7,902	-42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$138.80	$5.01 ₩6,914	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.12	$1.38 ₩1,910	+28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.40	$0.62 ₩856	-19.7%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 56.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Suwon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$45.70	$2.14 ₩2,957	-12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$90.71	$4.89 ₩6,750	+0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$102.65	$7.21 ₩9,946	+30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$40.68	$2.36 ₩3,258	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$66.55	$3.57 ₩4,928	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$22.77	$2.49 ₩3,433	+103.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.47	$1.16 ₩1,598	+73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.89	$2.01 ₩2,775	+151.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.42	$1.54 ₩2,128	+86.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.86	$2.36 ₩3,248	+176.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.43	$0.83 ₩1,142	+0.1%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 74.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Suwon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$86.44	$4.41 ₩6,078	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$333.11	$41.18 ₩56,796	+130.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$346,987.66	$27,023.07 ₩37,269,131	+45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$64.77	$7.86 ₩10,846	+126.3%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 12.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Suwon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$454.43	$16.11 ₩22,225	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$16,655.41	$429.72 ₩592,655	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,144.66	$286.48 ₩395,104	-47.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$565.01	$85.90 ₩118,463	+183.4%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Suwon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,107.99	$143.24 ₩197,552	-62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$157,080.76	$34,019.66 ₩46,918,548	+303.7%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Suwon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$50.89	$3.04 ₩4,198	+11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$56.03	$3.34 ₩4,610	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$73.10	$3.22 ₩4,445	-17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,000.74	$44.64 ₩61,570	-16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$92.53	$10.03 ₩13,829	+102.0%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 27.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Suwon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,050.48	$43.93 ₩60,583	-22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$765.35	$39.15 ₩53,997	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,714.76	$79.86 ₩110,135	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,713.58	$26.64 ₩36,745	-71.0%
Average			-27.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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