Mexico City vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2423
🏠 One person rent	$792	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$63.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	59
😀 Quality of life	73	71
🏙️ Population	9.21M	504K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 49% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4074th and 5654th ($1475 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd in Mexico and South Korea, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Pohang ranked 36th in South Korea, while ranked 2482nd and 3473rd 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	$11.6	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$6566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$7.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$17754

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$924
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$957
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$992
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1023
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$883
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1044
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$914
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$1014
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1013
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1084
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$887
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$919
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$992
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$931
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$974
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$950
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1051
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$946
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$982
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$953
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$993
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$852
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$960
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$865
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$905
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$930
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$933
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$955
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$971
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1062
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$771
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$896
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$990
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1009
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$973