Long Beach vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$1812
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	78	73
🏙️ Population	467K	919K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 84% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 604th and 4141st ($2683 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 958th and 2195th 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	$19.1	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$14346

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

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