Cologne vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$2607
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
96
76
🏙️ Population
1.09M
919K

The cost of living in Cologne is 40% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2067th and 4288th ($1990 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 15th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Seongnam

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Cologne Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$12598

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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