Mexico City vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$603	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$2620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	67	91
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.23M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 14% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 4604th and 5342nd ($1160 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 49th 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 2.6 months in Suwon. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 3470th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Suwon

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	Mexico City	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$21003

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1022
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1283
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1127
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1163
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1122
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1092
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1026
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1129
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1171
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1099
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1026
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1040
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1036
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1074
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$936
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$900
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1038
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1038