Cologne vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$793
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1091
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$1812
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
1.09M
919K

The cost of living in Cologne is 33% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2200th and 4141st ($1941 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.2 months in Seongnam. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 21st and 2195th 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
$16.2
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$14346

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1313
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1022
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1053
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$943
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1296
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$985
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1001
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1090
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1108
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1019
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$868
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1052
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$894
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1045
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1040
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1032
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1016
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$982
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1010
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$977
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1128
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$819
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$952
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1557
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$852
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$865
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$917
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$993
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$971
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1009