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Cheonan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Cheonan is 6.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% less in Cheonan
Groceries: pay 57.6% more in Cheonan
Transportation: pay 36.7% more in Cheonan
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Cheonan
Childcare: pay 17.3% more in Cheonan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% less in Cheonan
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Cheonan

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

Cheonan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Cheonan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$5.66 ₩8,536	-47.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$4.74 ₩7,149	-46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$1.13 ₩1,707	-34.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$0.60 ₩907	-53.9%
Average			-45.7%

Mexico City vs. Cheonan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.6% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Cheonan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$3.18 ₩4,802	+21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$5.09 ₩7,683	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$5.54 ₩8,348	-15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$1.70 ₩2,561	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$3.59 ₩5,421	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$3.21 ₩4,840	+134.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$1.12 ₩1,694	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$2.50 ₩3,775	+157.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$2.30 ₩3,466	+153.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$2.25 ₩3,388	+134.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$1.46 ₩2,202	+46.9%
Average			+57.6%

Mexico City vs. Cheonan - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Cheonan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$4.36 ₩6,575	-15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$26,696.92 ₩40M	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$8.49 ₩12,805	+91.9%
Average			+36.7%

Mexico City vs. Cheonan - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Cheonan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$7.68 ₩11,580	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$707.56 ₩1M	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$495.29 ₩747K	-26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$103.39 ₩156K	+176.7%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 17.3% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Cheonan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$471.71 ₩711K	+9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$13,620.52 ₩21M	+25.0%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Cheonan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$2.48 ₩3,735	-24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$1.42 ₩2,134	-62.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$3.18 ₩4,802	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$38.33 ₩57,799	-34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$7.08 ₩10,671	+8.6%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Cheonan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$63.68 ₩96,035	+4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$56.60 ₩85,364	+17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$76.06 ₩115K	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$113.21 ₩171K	+2.1%
Average			-1.0%

Mexico City vs. Cheonan - Cost of clothing

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