Mexico City vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$603	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	92	98
😀 Quality of life	67	74
🏙️ Population	9.21M	919K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 17% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4604th and 3869th ($1160 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 3470th and 1233rd 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	$11.1	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$20935

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038