Adelaide vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	50	98
😀 Quality of life	93	76
🏙️ Population	1.39M	919K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 64% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1210th and 4288th ($2338 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 73rd and 1327th 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	$15.9	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$12598

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019