Doha vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$2607
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
41
98
😀 Quality of life
84
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
919K

The cost of living in Doha is 41% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1994th and 4288th ($2014 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and South Korea, respectively. Check Qatar vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 537th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Seongnam

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Doha Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$12598

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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