Long Beach vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$3035
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$477
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$1011
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$2868
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	77	76
🏙️ Population	467K	919K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 138% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 464th and 4810th ($2681 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 12th 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 Long Beach compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 769th and 938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Seongnam

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	Long Beach	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$21935

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1087
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1003
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1025
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1461
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$970
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1142
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$990
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1077
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1025
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1008
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$941
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1067
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1036
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1041
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$989
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1020
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1140
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1222
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$839
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1025
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1567
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1098
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$997
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1027
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1111
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1098