Mexico City vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$611	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$2179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	59
😀 Quality of life	68	66
🏙️ Population	9.21M	504K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 19% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4630th and 5692nd ($1190 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 51st 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 2.2 months in Pohang. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 3360th and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Pohang

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	Mexico City	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$22028

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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

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1099
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1114
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$992
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$871
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$973
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$977
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$901
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1083
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1122
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$995
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$981
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1002
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$992
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$1008
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$999
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1146
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$931
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$994
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1111
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1098
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$991
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$997
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$975
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$1005
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1043
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1140
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$991
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$915
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$980
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1098
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1027