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Gwangju vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Gwangju is 11.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% less in Gwangju
Groceries: pay 50.4% more in Gwangju
Transportation: pay 79.2% more in Gwangju
Housing: pay 39.0% more in Gwangju
Childcare: pay 20.3% less in Gwangju
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in Gwangju
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Gwangju

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

Gwangju vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Gwangju
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$6.72 ₩9,907	-38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$5.66 ₩8,342	-35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.32 ₩1,940	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.66 ₩966	-49.7%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 50.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Gwangju
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$2.29 ₩3,372	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$3.54 ₩5,214	-29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$6.70 ₩9,869	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.55 ₩3,754	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.94 ₩4,336	-22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$3.26 ₩4,809	+138.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$1.28 ₩1,892	+60.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$2.78 ₩4,099	+185.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$2.46 ₩3,626	+171.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$1.50 ₩2,207	+56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$1.07 ₩1,577	+7.6%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 79.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Gwangju
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.43 ₩6,524	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$63.68 ₩93,852	+225.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$26,696.92 ₩39,345,918	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$7.59 ₩11,186	+71.5%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 39.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Gwangju
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$19.81 ₩29,198	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$436.33 ₩643,061	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$341.99 ₩504,020	-49.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$149.85 ₩220,851	+301.1%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Gwangju
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$254.87 ₩375,621	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$10,906.99 ₩16,074,725	+0.1%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Gwangju
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.83 ₩4,171	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$3.48 ₩5,127	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$3.18 ₩4,693	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$45.99 ₩67,782	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$8.49 ₩12,514	+30.3%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Gwangju
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$48.35 ₩71,258	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$35.38 ₩52,140	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$61.32 ₩90,376	-42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$95.52 ₩140,778	-13.9%
Average			-25.8%

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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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