Dubai vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$1089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$88.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$2950
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
98
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
3.33M
949K

The cost of living in Dubai is 81% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1578th and 4723rd ($1975 vs $1089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 2.7 months in Seongnam. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Seongnam ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 174th and 506th 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
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$1032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$12004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$6380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$46.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$6.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$8506

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1057
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1060
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1060
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1022
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1081
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1513
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1104
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1320
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1135
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$985
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1032
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$921
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1128
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$933
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1060
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1059
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1054
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$993
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$996
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$942
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$995
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1043
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$977
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$962
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$989
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$1008
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1030
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1553
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1009
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$880
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1149
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1132
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$978
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$994