Canberra vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	98
😀 Quality of life	85	76
🏙️ Population	381K	919K

The cost of living in Canberra is 56% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1443rd and 4288th ($2223 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 479th and 1327th 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	$15.5	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$12598

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019