Cheongju vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cheongju	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$936	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2355	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$330	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$480	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2964	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	92
😀 Quality of life	87	67
🏙️ Population	852K	9.21M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 19% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5854th and 4604th ($936 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 7th 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 300th and 3470th 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	$6.41	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$284	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2114	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.2	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.99	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.7	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.51	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13580	$9034

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1019
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$992
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1151
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1038
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1026
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$977
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$900
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1019
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1038
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$979
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$1000
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1042
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1127
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1020
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1026
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$977
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1033
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$1022
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1016
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1063
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1074
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1165
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$992
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$959
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1063
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1283
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1036
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1400
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1098
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1070
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1022
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1005
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1161
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$964
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$937
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804