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Seongnam vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Seongnam is 17.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% less in Seongnam
Groceries: pay 73.8% more in Seongnam
Transportation: pay 52.3% more in Seongnam
Housing: pay 58.5% more in Seongnam
Childcare: pay 20.3% less in Seongnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% more in Seongnam
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Seongnam

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

Seongnam vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Seongnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$6.72 ₩9,920	-38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$6.30 ₩9,293	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$1.50 ₩2,219	-13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.78 ₩1,152	-40.1%
Average			-30.0%

Mexico City vs. Seongnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.8% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Seongnam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$2.95 ₩4,351	+12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$6.79 ₩10,024	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$7.85 ₩11,581	+20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$2.93 ₩4,327	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$3.40 ₩5,021	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$3.37 ₩4,973	+146.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$1.52 ₩2,249	+90.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$2.78 ₩4,105	+185.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$3.00 ₩4,421	+230.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$1.52 ₩2,250	+59.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$1.30 ₩1,914	+30.5%
Average			+73.8%

Mexico City vs. Seongnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Seongnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.43 ₩6,538	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$26,696.92 ₩39,398,244	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$10.50 ₩15,496	+137.3%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 58.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Seongnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$19.81 ₩29,237	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$844.35 ₩1,246,064	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$636.80 ₩939,769	-6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$148.59 ₩219,279	+297.7%
Average			+58.5%

Mexico City vs. Seongnam - Cost of housing

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Seongnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$254.87 ₩376,120	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$10,906.99 ₩16,096,103	+0.1%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Seongnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$3.17 ₩4,682	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$3.70 ₩5,457	-3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$3.18 ₩4,699	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$56.60 ₩83,535	-3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$10.61 ₩15,663	+62.9%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Seongnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$49.77 ₩73,441	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$39.49 ₩58,279	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$70.50 ₩104,041	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$99.06 ₩146,186	-10.7%
Average			-20.0%

Mexico City vs. Seongnam - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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