Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 20.8% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
Seoul
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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