Mexico City vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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

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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