Alexandria vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$2635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
98
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
4.87M
919K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 73% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 9006th and 4157th ($384 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and South Korea, respectively. Check Egypt vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 6233rd and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Seongnam

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Alexandria Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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