Daegu vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daegu	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$3182
🏠 One person rent	$385	$721
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1296
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$410
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2242	$892
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	2.38M	9.21M

The cost of living in Daegu is 20% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5135th and 4418th ($1062 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 5th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 335th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Mexico City

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	Daegu	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.69	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$597	$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6903	$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5944	$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.4	$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.51	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27847	$11015

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1038
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$949
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$934
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1084
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1039
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$957
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$984
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1076
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$975
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1008
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$929
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1064
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$973
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1108
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$913
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$980
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$831
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$924
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$920
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1020
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1046
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1016
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1037
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$998
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$995
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$994
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$982
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1050
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$981
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1153

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