Detroit vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	77	98
😀 Quality of life	86	74
🏙️ Population	639K	919K

The cost of living in Detroit is 47% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1678th and 3869th ($2064 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 1st in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 315th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Seongnam

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	Detroit	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$20935

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038