Dubai vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$2635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
3.94M
919K

The cost of living in Dubai is 75% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 848th and 4157th ($2514 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 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 10th in South Korea, while ranked 158th and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$11063

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

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