Jacksonville vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1812
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	56	98
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	950K	919K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 51% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1499th and 4141st ($2192 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 1st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 325th and 2195th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$14346

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009