Los Angeles vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2607
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	93	76
🏙️ Population	3.9M	919K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 137% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 72nd and 4288th ($3378 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 55th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Seongnam

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	Los Angeles	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$12598

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019