Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 66.5% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$178.15
|
$6.16
₩8,612
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$146.33
|
$5.24
₩7,325
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.37
|
$1.47
₩2,058
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.86
|
$0.79
₩1,107
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.49
|
$3.08
₩4,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.07
|
$5.40
₩7,556
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$104.40
|
$7.46
₩10,428
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.98
|
$2.76
₩3,855
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.04
|
$3.32
₩4,643
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.85
|
$3.17
₩4,429
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.44
|
$1.49
₩2,082
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.26
|
$2.53
₩3,539
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.09
|
$2.41
₩3,376
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.28
|
$1.82
₩2,552
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.81
|
$1.21
₩1,692
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$90.40
|
$4.39
₩6,142
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$530.67
|
$45.32
₩63,361
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$402,662.59
|
$27,023.07
₩37,783,651
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$315.29
|
$8.17
₩11,426
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$538.95
|
$17.65
₩24,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,810.93
|
$426.93
₩596,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,309.79
|
$328.41
₩459,187
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$901.63
|
$111.42
₩155,791
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,138.47
|
$373.40
₩522,089
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,037.90
|
$22,907.58
₩32,029,372
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.51
|
$3.09
₩4,326
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.29
|
$3.39
₩4,739
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.34
|
$3.21
₩4,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$679.27
|
$45.71
₩63,914
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.58
|
$10.10
₩14,120
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$924.90
|
$60.70
₩84,877
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$732.98
|
$44.52
₩62,251
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,655.25
|
$72.99
₩102,058
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,546.44
|
$93.73
₩131,053
|
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