Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 66.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
$6.13
₩8,242
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
$5.18
₩6,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
$1.41
₩1,891
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
$0.67
₩907
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
$2.74
₩3,688
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
$8.12
₩10,917
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
$7.20
₩9,682
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
$2.73
₩3,673
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
$3.58
₩4,820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
$2.90
₩3,894
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
$1.51
₩2,030
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
$2.66
₩3,579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
$2.29
₩3,083
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
$1.40
₩1,878
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
$1.08
₩1,457
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
$4.92
₩6,622
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
$43.73
₩58,798
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
$28,660.56
₩38,536,984
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
$9.34
₩12,553
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
$21.09
₩28,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
$392.42
₩527,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
$302.43
₩406,647
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
$111.18
₩149,488
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
$342.96
₩461,138
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
$18,987.50
₩25,530,593
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
$2.92
₩3,924
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
$3.29
₩4,423
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
$3.45
₩4,639
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
$44.03
₩59,198
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
$8.93
₩12,001
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Mexico
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
$48.44
₩65,135
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
$44.60
₩59,968
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
$75.46
₩101,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
$91.03
₩122,404
|
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