Cheongju vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cheongju	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$865	$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$296	$792
🏘️ Family rent	$449	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2319	$1122
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	76	73
🏙️ Population	848K	9.21M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 41% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6471st and 4074th ($865 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 4th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Cheongju compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Cheongju ranked 9th best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1395th and 2482nd 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	$6.54	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1982	$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.72	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.38	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.18	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17737	$13182

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$971
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$905
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1128
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1016
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$933
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$990
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$997
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$931
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$919
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1061
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1108
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1033
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$952
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$985
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$993
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1062
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1179
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$914
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$938
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1022
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1313
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$917
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1455
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1053
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$771
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1001
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$943
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1152
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$961
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$923
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005