Male vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$805
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$2607
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
98
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
133K
919K

The cost of living in Male is 8% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4552nd and 4288th ($1311 vs $1425) 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 1.8 months in Seongnam. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 5347th and 1327th 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
$6.02
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$12598

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5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
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$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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