Edmonton vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	64	98
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.01M	919K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 32% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2524th and 4288th ($1878 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.8 months in Seongnam. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 193rd and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Seongnam

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	Edmonton	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$12598

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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