Canberra vs Namyangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Canberra	Namyangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2049	$1219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4563	$3095
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$516
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$891
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$2171
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	30	98
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	381K	732K

The cost of living in Canberra is 68% more expensive than in Namyangju. Cities ranked 1878th and 4719th ($2049 vs $1219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Canberra compared to 1.8 months in Namyangju. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Namyangju ranked 17th in South Korea, while ranked 402nd and 1702nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Namyangju

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	Canberra	Namyangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.1	$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.55	$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1375	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2250	$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7236	$11199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4835	$6221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$7.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.7	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1747	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13277	$20555

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1654
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1479
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1457
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1578
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1507
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1617
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2313
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1879
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2619
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2160
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1659
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1758
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1671
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1829
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1806
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1710
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1701
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1724
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1656
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1688
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1341
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2297
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1759
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1712
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1739
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1683
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1705
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2043
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1421
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1613
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1187
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1766
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1989
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1690
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1703
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1759
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1840
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2146
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1553

Cities near Namyangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.9 mi	Guri	$1204
11 km or 6.7 mi	Hanam	$1252
20 km or 12 mi	Seoul	$1450
20 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$1038
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1476
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1267
26 km or 16 mi	Siheung	$1359
29 km or 18 mi	Pocheon	$1115
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1148
33 km or 21 mi	Goyang	$1265
33 km or 21 mi	Dongducheon	$1133
35 km or 22 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1166
37 km or 23 mi	Anyang	$1086
38 km or 24 mi	Gunpo	$1170
39 km or 24 mi	Uiwang	$1149
41 km or 25 mi	Bucheon	$1231
41 km or 26 mi	Paju	$1160
43 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1152
44 km or 27 mi	Gimpo	$1178
45 km or 28 mi	Yongin	$1194
45 km or 28 mi	Icheon	$1244
49 km or 31 mi	Ansan	$1139
53 km or 33 mi	Chuncheon	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Yeoju	$1151
53 km or 33 mi	Incheon	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Osan	$1151
63 km or 39 mi	Hwaseong	$1174
69 km or 43 mi	Kaesong	$1564
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1147
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1178
72 km or 45 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1213
92 km or 57 mi	Cheonan	$1199
97 km or 61 mi	Dangjin	$1137
98 km or 61 mi	Chungju	$975
104 km or 65 mi	Jecheon	$1105
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$984
117 km or 72 mi	Seosan	$1157
128 km or 80 mi	Sejong	$1091
132 km or 82 mi	Gongju	$1126