Long Beach vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$2991
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$500
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$2799
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	77	77
🏙️ Population	467K	949K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 137% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 440th and 4659th ($2661 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 720th and 696th 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	$16.5	$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$19963

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

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