Mexico City vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mexico City	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$721	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1296	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.3	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$2627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	65
😀 Quality of life	72	74
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.13M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 24% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4418th and 5071st ($1331 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 32nd 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 2.4 months in Ulsan. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 3317th and 2220th 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	$12	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$988	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.33	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$427	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11015	$13568

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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 Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1039
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$975
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1024
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1084
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$984
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$934
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$949
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1064
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$929
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$934
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$957
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$933
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$1005
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$991
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$994
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$980
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1016
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$995
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$959
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$831
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1037
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$925
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$924
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1020
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1001
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1046
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1006
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$998