Cost of living comparison

South Korea

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 7.8% cheaper than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 36.9% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 35.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 35.1% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 30.6% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.3% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 18.6% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 ₩8,916	$9.93 MX$201.21	+61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.24 ₩7,584	$7.45 MX$150.91	+42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,131	$1.08 MX$21.87	-26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 ₩1,146	$0.77 MX$15.66	-2.4%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 36.9% less for groceries

	South Korea	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.08 ₩4,453	$2.45 MX$49.69	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ₩7,823	$4.87 MX$98.63	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.46 ₩10,796	$5.51 MX$111.61	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.76 ₩3,991	$2.18 MX$44.23	-20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.32 ₩4,807	$3.57 MX$72.36	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.17 ₩4,585	$1.22 MX$24.76	-61.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.49 ₩2,155	$0.67 MX$13.56	-55.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.53 ₩3,664	$0.80 MX$16.19	-68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 ₩3,495	$0.83 MX$16.77	-65.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.82 ₩2,642	$0.85 MX$17.25	-53.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 ₩1,751	$0.83 MX$16.77	-31.6%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

	South Korea	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 ₩6,358	$4.64 MX$93.98	+5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.32 ₩65,596	$17.87 MX$362.18	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,023.07 ₩39,116,293	$18,615.02 MX$377,273.73	-31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.17 ₩11,829	$3.47 MX$70.42	-57.5%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 35.1% more for housing

	South Korea	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.65 ₩25,555	$24.38 MX$494.10	+38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$426.93 ₩617,990	$893.52 MX$18,109.14	+109.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.41 ₩475,383	$544.24 MX$11,030.11	+65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.42 ₩161,286	$30.31 MX$614.32	-72.8%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 30.6% less for childcare

	South Korea	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.40 ₩540,503	$381.33 MX$7,728.40	+2.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,907.58 ₩33,159,059	$8,426.99 MX$170,791.22	-63.2%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 ₩4,479	$2.73 MX$55.33	-11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 ₩4,906	$3.01 MX$60.93	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.21 ₩4,652	$3.92 MX$79.48	+22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.71 ₩66,168	$53.69 MX$1,088.09	+17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.10 ₩14,618	$4.96 MX$100.61	-50.8%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 2.3% more for clothing

	South Korea	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.70 ₩87,871	$56.36 MX$1,142.16	-7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.52 ₩64,447	$41.06 MX$832.15	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.99 ₩105,657	$91.99 MX$1,864.43	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.73 ₩135,676	$91.93 MX$1,863.15	-1.9%
Average			+2.3%

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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: March 2025

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