Cost of living comparison

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Ansan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ansan is 7.0% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% less in Ansan
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Ansan
Transportation: pay 33.0% more in Ansan
Housing: pay 18.4% more in Ansan
Childcare: pay 20.3% less in Ansan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Ansan
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Ansan

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

Ansan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ansan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$7.08 ₩10,433	-34.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$6.30 ₩9,286	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.64 ₩2,416	-5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.71 ₩1,043	-45.7%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Ansan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$2.95 ₩4,347	+12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$6.79 ₩10,016	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$7.85 ₩11,571	+20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.93 ₩4,323	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.94 ₩4,338	-22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$3.26 ₩4,811	+138.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$1.28 ₩1,893	+60.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$2.35 ₩3,467	+141.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$2.77 ₩4,088	+205.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$1.50 ₩2,208	+56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.86 ₩1,262	-13.9%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 33.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ansan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.43 ₩6,528	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$25,072.36 ₩36,969,950	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.30 ₩12,234	+87.5%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 18.4% more for housing

	Mexico City	Ansan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$19.81 ₩29,213	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$424.54 ₩625,990	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$353.78 ₩521,659	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$118.88 ₩175,294	+218.2%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Ansan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$254.87 ₩375,807	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$10,906.99 ₩16,082,687	+0.1%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ansan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$3.17 ₩4,679	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.70 ₩5,453	-3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$3.18 ₩4,695	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$10.61 ₩15,650	+62.9%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Ansan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$49.77 ₩73,380	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$39.49 ₩58,230	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$70.50 ₩103,955	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$99.06 ₩146,064	-10.7%
Average			-20.0%

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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: December 2025

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