Busan vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$427
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$2635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
3.45M
919K

The cost of living in Busan is 23% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4938th and 4157th ($1108 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Ranked 4th vs 10th best cities to live in South Korea, and 150th vs 1195th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Seongnam

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Busan Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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