Mexico City vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$792	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$1812
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	73	73
🏙️ Population	9.21M	919K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 1% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4074th and 4141st ($1475 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 2482nd and 2195th 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	$11.6	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$14346

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009