Minneapolis vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$3022
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$2354	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$675	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4404	$2832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	83	98
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	430K	919K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 101% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1229th and 4817th ($2256 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 236th and 956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Seongnam

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	Minneapolis	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.92	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1989	$891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3130	$11320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2501	$6043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$7.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1569	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27187	$21951

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2223
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2268
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2191
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2233
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2364
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2288
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2297
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2394
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2248
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2389
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2096
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2306
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2288
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2488
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2248
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2302
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2184
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2426
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2190
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2370
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2215
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2259
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2194
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2269
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2255
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2311
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2488
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2351
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2152
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2316
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2190
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2253
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2274
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2287
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1084
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1058
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1071
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1003
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$990
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1003
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1026
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1463
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$967
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1139
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$987
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1077
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1022
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$935
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1011
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$942
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1048
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1069
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	$987
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1021
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$969
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1142
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1216
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$839
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1023
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1559
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1094
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$996
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1029
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1108
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1098