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Pohang vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Pohang is 12.0% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% less in Pohang
Groceries: pay 44.9% more in Pohang
Transportation: pay 33.0% more in Pohang
Housing: pay 20.7% more in Pohang
Childcare: pay 17.3% more in Pohang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Pohang
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Pohang

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, and clothing in Pohang are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Pohang.

Pohang vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Pohang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$5.66 ₩8,536	-47.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$6.01 ₩9,070	-31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$1.42 ₩2,134	-18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$0.48 ₩720	-63.4%
Average			-40.4%

Mexico City vs. Pohang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.9% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Pohang
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$3.11 ₩4,695	+18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$5.09 ₩7,683	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$6.70 ₩10,098	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$2.88 ₩4,346	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$2.89 ₩4,356	-24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$0.96 ₩1,452	-29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$1.44 ₩2,178	+80.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$3.33 ₩5,025	+242.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$1.12 ₩1,694	+24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$2.12 ₩3,194	+121.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$1.46 ₩2,202	+46.9%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 33.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Pohang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$4.36 ₩6,575	-15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$26,696.92 ₩40M	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$8.00 ₩12,058	+80.7%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 20.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Pohang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$28.30 ₩42,682	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$415.69 ₩627K	-38.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$78.19 ₩118K	+109.3%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 17.3% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Pohang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$471.71 ₩711K	+9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$13,620.52 ₩21M	+25.0%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Pohang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$3.54 ₩5,335	+8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$2.83 ₩4,268	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$3.18 ₩4,802	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$28.30 ₩42,682	-51.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$10.61 ₩16,006	+62.9%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Pohang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$99.06 ₩149K	+62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$61.91 ₩93,367	+28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$76.06 ₩115K	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$106.13 ₩160K	-4.3%
Average			+14.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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