India, April 11 -- A growing number of professionals and students are opting for extreme commutes, traveling long distances each week to work or study in expensive cities while living in more affordable locations.

Nat Cedillo, 30, is one such commuter. The aspiring intellectual property attorney flies from Mexico City to New York every Monday to attend law school, returning home by Tuesday night, reported the New York Post.

"I travel from Mexico City to New York City so that I can attend my law school classes," Cedillo said. "It's exhausting, but worth it."

Cedillo and her husband, Santiago, left Brooklyn last year for Mexico City, drawn by its lower cost of living and tropical appeal. However, completing her final semester at a top Ne...