Brisbane vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1812
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	97	73
🏙️ Population	2.71M	919K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 60% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1241st and 4141st ($2323 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 3rd and 2195th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/brisbane/seongnam.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Brisbane vs Seongnam infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/brisbane/seongnam" target="_blank">Brisbane vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Brisbane vs Seongnam

Prices for goods and services in Brisbane and Seongnam are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Brisbane	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$14346

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009