Berlin vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2628
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	3.78M	919K

The cost of living in Berlin is 45% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1762nd and 3869th ($2027 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 21st and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Seongnam

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	Berlin	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$20935

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038