Mexico City vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mexico City	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$3421
🏠 One person rent	$721	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1296	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.3	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$1954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	9.21M	9.67M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 4% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4418th and 4296th ($1331 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Mexico and South Korea, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 3317th and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Seoul

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	Mexico City	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$988	$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.33	$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$427	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11015	$21347

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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

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1134
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1097
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1178
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1138
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1307
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1175
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1098
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1080
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1196
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1066
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1088
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1120
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1076
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1171
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1568
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1079
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1078
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$874
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1059
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1110
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1153
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1068
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$920
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$924
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1037
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1565
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1020