Daegu vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daegu	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3393	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$385	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$1036	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$740
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	70	68
🏙️ Population	2.38M	9.21M

The cost of living in Daegu is 6% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4879th and 4630th ($1114 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th 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 months in Daegu compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2608th and 3360th 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	$7.02	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1150	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7325	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9964	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.7	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$534	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27898	$8550

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$992
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$977
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1083
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$973
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1000
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$981
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1099
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$901
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$871
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1146
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1122
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$893
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$931
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$1005
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$975
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$997
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1098
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1043
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1084
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1027
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$980
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$999
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$981
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$968
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1066
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1222

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