Calgary vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1812
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	98
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	1.31M	919K

The cost of living in Calgary is 44% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1759th and 4141st ($2095 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 187th and 2195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Seongnam

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	Calgary	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$14346

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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