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Jeju vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Jeju is 12.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% less in Jeju
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Jeju
Transportation: pay 23.6% more in Jeju
Housing: pay 42.9% more in Jeju
Childcare: pay 49.6% more in Jeju
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% more in Jeju
Clothing: pay 31.2% less in Jeju

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

Jeju vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Jeju
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$6.37 ₩9,390	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$4.00 ₩5,895	-54.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$2.31 ₩3,409	+33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.84 ₩2,714	+41.1%
Average			-5.3%

Mexico City vs. Jeju - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Jeju
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$2.12 ₩3,130	-19.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$7.95 ₩11,717	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.49 ₩3,672	-4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$1.28 ₩1,893	+33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.80 ₩1,183	-19.3%
Average			+2.5%

Mexico City vs. Jeju - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Jeju
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.57 ₩6,737	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$7.00 ₩10,329	+58.3%
Average			+23.6%

Mexico City vs. Jeju - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.9% more for housing

	Mexico City	Jeju
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$18.56 ₩27,371	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$473.36 ₩697,979	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$382.08 ₩563,391	-43.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$153.62 ₩226,514	+311.2%
Average			+42.9%

Mexico City vs. Jeju - Cost of housing

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pay 49.6% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Jeju
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$353.07 ₩520,615	-18.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$23,674.11 ₩34,908,182	+117.2%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Jeju
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$3.97 ₩5,848	+21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$5.24 ₩7,724	+37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$35.38 ₩52,166	-39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	??
Average			+6.6%

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Jeju
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$48.82 ₩71,989	-19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$28.30 ₩41,733	-41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$62.97 ₩92,855	-40.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$84.91 ₩125,198	-23.4%
Average			-31.2%

Mexico City vs. Jeju - 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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