Mexico City vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mexico City	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$2451
🏠 One person rent	$721	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1296	$699
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.3	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$2213
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	59
😀 Quality of life	72	70
🏙️ Population	9.21M	504K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 30% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4418th and 5383rd ($1331 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th 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 2.2 months in Pohang. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 3317th and 3894th 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	$12	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$988	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.33	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$427	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11015	$13593

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$908
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$926
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$842
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$977
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$717
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$914
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$912
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$936
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1184
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$875
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$858
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$873
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$875
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$784
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$643
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$893
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$860
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1030

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1062
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1038
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$929
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1039
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1084
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1108
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$934
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$957
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1008
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$973
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1064
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$913
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$934
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1001
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1037
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$920
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1003
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$924
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$959
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$980
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$976
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$991
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1020
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$910
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$831
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$933
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1046
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1063
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1016