Mexico City vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$611	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$2728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	66
😀 Quality of life	68	70
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.13M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 8% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4630th and 4952nd ($1190 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th 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 2.5 months in Ulsan. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 3360th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Ulsan

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	Mexico City	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$19295

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$973
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$901
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1000
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1122
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1083
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1114
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1002
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$1008
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$893
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$931
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1146
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$871
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$995
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$981
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$980
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$992
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$978
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1027
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$999
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$975
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$915
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1098
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1111
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$999
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$985
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$997
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1043
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$994
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1084
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$925
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$980