Barcelona vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2991
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
98
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
1.64M
949K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 58% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4659th ($1773 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Spain and South Korea, respectively. Check Spain vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 193rd and 696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Seongnam

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Barcelona Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$19963

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1081
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1063
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1069
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$987
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1256
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1152
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$949
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1024
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1144
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1088
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1124
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1020
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$973
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$986
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1041
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1072
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$880
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$940
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$911
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1002
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1542
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1009
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1005
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$967
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$963
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$949