Essen vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$682
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2607
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
587K
919K

The cost of living in Essen is 10% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 3860th and 4288th ($1561 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 17th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Seongnam

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Essen Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12598

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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