Addis Ababa vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$604
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1011
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$476
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
98
😀 Quality of life
40
76
🏙️ Population
5.23M
919K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4928th and 4810th ($1103 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Ethiopia and South Korea, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 6957th and 938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Seongnam

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Addis Ababa Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.13
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$7.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$21935

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1087
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$988
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1003
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1025
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1461
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$970
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1142
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$990
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1077
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1025
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$936
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1008
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$941
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1049
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$966
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1067
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1036
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1041
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$989
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1020
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$968
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1140
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1222
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$839
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1025
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1567
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1098
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$997
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1027
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1111
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1098