Mexico City vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$774	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$2607
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	72	76
🏙️ Population	9.21M	919K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 0.2% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4274th and 4288th ($1428 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Seongnam. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 3354th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Seongnam

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	Mexico City	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$12598

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019