Dubai vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$2607
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
3.94M
919K

The cost of living in Dubai is 70% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1039th and 4288th ($2420 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 203rd and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Seongnam

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Dubai Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$12598

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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