Auckland vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	98
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	1.47M	919K

The cost of living in Auckland is 51% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1604th and 4288th ($2156 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 240th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Seongnam

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	Auckland	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$12598

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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