Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 21.5% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Mexico instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,425
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,118
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,933
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩928
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,770
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,160
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,897
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,755
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,927
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,981
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,075
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,658
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,151
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,920
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,490
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,769
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,105
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,393,791
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,832
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
South Korea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,987
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩539,382
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩415,688
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩152,811
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩471,391
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,098,224
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,011
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,521
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,742
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,514
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,268
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,584
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,301
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,715
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,126
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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