Los Angeles vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3035
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$477
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1011
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$2868
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	3.9M	919K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 183% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 72nd and 4810th ($3187 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 47th and 938th 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	$21.6	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$21935

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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