Mexico City vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$3640
🏠 One person rent	$603	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$1858
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$2180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	59
😀 Quality of life	67	66
🏙️ Population	9.21M	504K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 17% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4604th and 5569th ($1160 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 67th 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 41st in South Korea, while ranked 3470th and 3881st 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	$11.1	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$13584

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1030
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$880
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1027
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$992
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$959
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1075
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1060
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$977
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1000
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$998
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$979
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1012
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1054
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$887
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$924
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1037
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1016
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$900
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1059
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$936
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$992
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$987
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$977
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1019
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1074
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1062
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$854
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$903
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1019
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1038
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1059