Mexico City vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$774
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
59
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
9.21M
504K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 39% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4274th and 5442nd ($1428 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 37th in Mexico and South Korea, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 3354th and 3673rd 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
$11.7
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$15535

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1012
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$997
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1020
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1043
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$991
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$916
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1005
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$943
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$946
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1032
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1114
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$916
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$951
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$994
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$954
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$993
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$976
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1111
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$961
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$981
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$983
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1003
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$892
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$988
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$945
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$903
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$922
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$970
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$945
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$996
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$986
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1073
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$895
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$823
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$944
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1005
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1019
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1014