Edmonton vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$948	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	63	98
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	1.01M	919K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 26% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2475th and 3869th ($1769 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 181st and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$20935

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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