Honolulu vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Honolulu Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2961
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7256
$2991
🏠 One person rent
$1873
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$3753
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$777
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4025
$2799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
62
98
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
351K
949K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 164% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 153rd and 4659th ($2961 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 9th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 260th and 696th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Honolulu vs Seongnam infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Honolulu vs Seongnam

Prices for goods and services in Honolulu and Seongnam are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Honolulu Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.8
$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.8
$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.99
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$6.18
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1910
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3813
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3278
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.6
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10099
$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8860
$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.5
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.92
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.49
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1372
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19011
$19963

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2735
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2506
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2602
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2538
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$2716
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2655
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3169
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$491
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$491
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3064

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1081
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1063
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1069
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$987
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1256
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1152
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$949
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1024
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1144
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1088
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1124
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1020
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$973
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$986
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1041
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1072
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$880
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$940
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$911
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1002
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1542
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1009
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1005
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$967
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$963
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$949