Mexico City vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$3035
🏠 One person rent	$611	$477
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$1011
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$2868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	68	76
🏙️ Population	9.21M	919K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 6% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4630th and 4810th ($1190 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th 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 3360th and 938th 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	$10.3	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$21935

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1087
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1003
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1025
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1461
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$970
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1142
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$990
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1077
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1025
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1008
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$941
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1067
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1036
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1041
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$989
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1020
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1140
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1222
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$839
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1025
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1567
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1098
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$997
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1027
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1111
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1098