Mexico City vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$2991
🏠 One person rent	$663	$500
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$2799
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	66	77
🏙️ Population	9.21M	949K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 15% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4206th and 4659th ($1288 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 9th 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 2.5 months in Seongnam. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 4184th and 696th 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	$10.1	$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$19963

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1081
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1063
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1069
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1101
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1444
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1256
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1152
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$949
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1024
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1144
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$983
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1124
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1020
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$973
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$986
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1041
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1072
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$880
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$940
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$911
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1002
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1542
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1009
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1005
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$967
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$963
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$949