Male vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$810
$793
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1091
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1812
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
98
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
133K
919K

The cost of living in Male is 9% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4490th and 4141st ($1321 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and South Korea, respectively. Check Maldives vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 5278th and 2195th 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
$6.01
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$14346

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$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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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