Mexico City vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$2579
🏠 One person rent	$663	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$2023
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	59
😀 Quality of life	66	68
🏙️ Population	9.21M	504K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 30% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4206th and 5400th ($1288 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 53rd 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 months in Pohang. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Pohang ranked 51st in South Korea, while ranked 4184th and 3679th 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	$10.1	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$1856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$6349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$2974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$8.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$13736

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1078
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1113
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$973
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$865
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$1055
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$907
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1073
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$958
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1060
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1006
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$999
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$953
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1002
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$878
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$910
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1056
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$967
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1009
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1092
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$903
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$924
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$960
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$932
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$965
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$963
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$880
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1093
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$787
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$896
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$945
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$949
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$991