Mexico City vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$792	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$2124
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.23M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 50% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 4074th and 5675th ($1475 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 44th 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 2.2 months in Suwon. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 2482nd and 209th 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	$11.6	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$10704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$6412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$70.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$14818

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1022
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$943
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1019
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1001
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1313
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1061
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1455
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1090
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1296
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1152
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1089
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1032
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1016
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1094
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1052
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1128
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$952
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1010
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$982
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$977
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$917
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1062
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1557
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$852
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$819
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$971
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1009
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$997