Incheon vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Incheon	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2652	$3182
🏠 One person rent	$472	$721
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1296
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$410
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2404	$892
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	92
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	2.94M	9.21M

The cost of living in Incheon is 18% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5002nd and 4418th ($1088 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 44th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Mexico City

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	Incheon	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5235	$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.19	$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.98	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.52	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.9	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10957	$11015

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1175
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1004
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1097
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1112
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$1066
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1307
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1435
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1065
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1134
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$948
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1178
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1076
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1138
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1196
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1120
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1568
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1059
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1028
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1171
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1078
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1068
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1153
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1079
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1565
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$874
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1110
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$924
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1063
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1020
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1085

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$908
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$926
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$842
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$977
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$717
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$914
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$912
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$936
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1184
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$875
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$858
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$873
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$875
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$784
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$643
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$893
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$860
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1030