Canberra vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$3035
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$477
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$1011
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$2868
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	98
😀 Quality of life	83	76
🏙️ Population	381K	919K

The cost of living in Canberra is 112% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 929th and 4810th ($2393 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 393rd and 938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Seongnam

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	Canberra	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$21935

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1087
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1003
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1025
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1461
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$970
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1142
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$990
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1077
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1025
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1008
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$941
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1067
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1036
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1041
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$989
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1020
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1140
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1222
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$839
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1025
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1567
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1098
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$997
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1027
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1111
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1098