Adelaide vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$3373
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$468
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$2635
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	50	98
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	1.39M	919K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 48% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1686th and 4157th ($2117 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 65th and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Seongnam

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	Adelaide	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$11063

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1307
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1134
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1080
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1004
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1066
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1138
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1175
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1076
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$948
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1098
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1088
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1028
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1065
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1153
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$874
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1059
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$920
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1068
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1037
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1020
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1063