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Daegu vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 33.0% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% less in Daegu
Groceries: pay 78.3% more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 87.5% more in Daegu
Housing: pay 34.3% more in Daegu
Childcare: pay 57.0% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Daegu
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Daegu

The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Daegu are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Daegu.

Daegu vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daegu instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 32.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$189.70	$6.72 ₩10,481	-38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$154.13	$5.48 ₩8,550	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.26	$1.48 ₩2,303	-14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.79	$0.79 ₩1,232	-39.4%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 78.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.87	$4.50 ₩7,023	+71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$88.07	$5.54 ₩8,633	+9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$114.25	$8.81 ₩13,744	+34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$45.55	$2.66 ₩4,147	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$66.48	$3.10 ₩4,838	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.92	$3.56 ₩5,557	+160.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.98	$1.68 ₩2,620	+110.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.01	$2.67 ₩4,170	+174.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.83	$3.29 ₩5,128	+262.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.75	$1.07 ₩1,670	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.37	$1.41 ₩2,198	+41.8%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 87.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$89.77	$4.32 ₩6,742	-15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$341.45	$70.76 ₩110K	+262.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$350K	$26,696.92 ₩42M	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$77.31	$7.54 ₩11,750	+70.3%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 34.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$540.49	$19.81 ₩30,892	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,855.84	$379.34 ₩591K	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,833.45	$249.67 ₩389K	-63.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$652.81	$149.85 ₩234K	+301.1%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 57.0% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,520.11	$254.87 ₩397K	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$190K	$27,763.25 ₩43M	+154.8%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.91	$3.54 ₩5,516	+8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$66.64	$3.46 ₩5,394	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$75.88	$3.18 ₩4,965	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,021.20	$48.82 ₩76,126	-16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$113.82	$10.26 ₩15,998	+57.5%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,064.89	$53.11 ₩82,807	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$840.04	$47.76 ₩74,471	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,847.24	$91.70 ₩143K	-13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,937.92	$158.02 ₩246K	+42.5%
Average			+3.9%

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