Cologne vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$2635
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
1.09M
919K

The cost of living in Cologne is 37% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2104th and 4157th ($1968 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 23rd and 1195th 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
$15.4
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1307
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1134
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1080
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1004
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1138
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1175
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1171
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1098
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1098
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1088
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1028
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1065
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1023
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1110
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1153
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$874
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1059
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$920
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$924
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1068
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1037
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1020
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1063