Cheongju vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cheongju	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$997	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2488	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$360	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3235	$740
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	90
😀 Quality of life	87	68
🏙️ Population	852K	9.21M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 16% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5717th and 4630th ($997 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 6th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.2 months in Cheongju compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 274th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Mexico City

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	Cheongju	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.77	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.25%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4574	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2260	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.2	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.53	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14576	$8550

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1043
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$975
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1222
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1098
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1041
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$999
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$1098
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1084
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1066
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$992
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$981
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1025
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1142
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1077
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1036
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1025
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$970
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1111
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1140
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1057
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$977
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$980
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$988
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1087
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1027
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1127
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1003
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$915
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$990
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1025
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1074
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$978
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$968
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709