Mexico City vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$3681
🏠 One person rent	$792	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$1680
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$159
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	73	23
🏙️ Population	9.21M	2.86M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 12% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 4074th and 3318th ($1475 vs $1669) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mexico and North Korea, respectively. Check Mexico vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 2482nd and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Pyongyang

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	Mexico City	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$804
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$4572

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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 Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1560
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1572
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1579
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1569
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1559
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1564
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1544
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1563
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1550
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1547
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1557
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1570
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1010
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$540
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$977
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1040
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$894
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$982
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1052
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1607
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1032
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1090
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1296
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1089
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1094
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$943
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1152
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1001
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$526
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1053
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1455
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1022
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1313
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$819