Jeonju vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeonju	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$854	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2314	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$295	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$569	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.2	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1745	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	49 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	92
😀 Quality of life	64	67
🏙️ Population	342K	9.21M

The cost of living in Jeonju is 26% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6251st and 4604th ($854 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th 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 2 months in Jeonju compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Jeonju ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4376th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeonju vs Mexico City

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	Jeonju	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8165	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6925	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.2	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.92	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.23	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.34	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13386	$9034

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Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$937
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$970
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1019
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1005
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$977
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1038
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$992
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1038
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1063
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$1019
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1101
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$977
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$1012
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1059
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1151
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1054
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$1000
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$992
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$1036
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$989
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$979
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$1033
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$995
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1026
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$998
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$998
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$900
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1042
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1075
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1030
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1127
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$924

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