Edinburgh vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$2628
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	88	98
😀 Quality of life	94	74
🏙️ Population	488K	919K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 53% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1491st and 3869th ($2140 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in the United Kingdom and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 34th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Seongnam

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	Edinburgh	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$20935

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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