Male vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$2991
🏠 One person rent
$835
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$2799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
7
98
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
133K
949K

The cost of living in Male is 15% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4218th and 4659th ($1284 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Maldives and South Korea, respectively. Check Maldives vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 4858th and 696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Seongnam

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Male Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$19963

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$1207
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$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339

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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