Mexico City vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$663	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$2711
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	66
😀 Quality of life	66	73
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.15M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 19% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4206th and 4812th ($1288 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 21st 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 27th in South Korea, while ranked 4184th and 1859th 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	$10.1	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$13766

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$963
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$907
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1029
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1073
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1113
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1006
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$953
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$882
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$1055
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$878
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$865
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1060
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$999
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$958
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$965
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$984
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$960
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$991
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1002
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$924
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$787
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1009
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$967
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$903
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$963
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1056
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$945
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$845
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$923