Cost of living comparison

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Chuncheon vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Chuncheon is 0.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 39.5% less in Chuncheon
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Chuncheon
Transportation: pay 39.4% more in Chuncheon
Housing: pay 30.7% more in Chuncheon
Childcare: pay 41.2% less in Chuncheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% more in Chuncheon
Clothing: pay 32.2% less in Chuncheon

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

Chuncheon vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Chuncheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$6.01 ₩8,868	-44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$5.31 ₩7,825	-39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.32 ₩1,941	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.66 ₩967	-49.7%
Average			-39.5%

Mexico City vs. Chuncheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Chuncheon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$2.26 ₩3,339	-13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$7.08 ₩10,433	+40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$7.55 ₩11,128	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$3.96 ₩5,843	+52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.41 ₩3,549	-36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$3.26 ₩4,811	+138.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$1.09 ₩1,609	+36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.96 ₩1,420	-1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$3.00 ₩4,417	+230.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.96 ₩1,420	+0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.86 ₩1,262	-13.9%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 39.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Chuncheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.07 ₩6,003	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$35.38 ₩52,166	+81.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$26,696.92 ₩39,365,407	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$7.27 ₩10,722	+64.3%
Average			+39.4%

Mexico City vs. Chuncheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Chuncheon
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	$283.02 ₩417,327	-73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$212.27 ₩312,995	-68.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$149.85 ₩220,960	+301.1%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 41.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Chuncheon
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	$6,368.03 ₩9,389,856	-41.6%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Chuncheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.83 ₩4,173	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.40 ₩5,008	-10.9%
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	$75.47 ₩111,287	+29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$10.61 ₩15,650	+62.9%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 32.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Chuncheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$37.93 ₩55,922	-37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$56.60 ₩83,465	+17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$42.45 ₩62,599	-59.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$56.60 ₩83,465	-49.0%
Average			-32.2%

Mexico City vs. Chuncheon - Cost of clothing

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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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