Mexico City vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$603	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	67	95
🏙️ Population	9.21M	9.67M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 13% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4604th and 4104th ($1160 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Mexico and South Korea, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 3470th and 30th 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	$11.1	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$20197

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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

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019