Montreal vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$986
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$1011
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$476
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$2868
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
93
76
🏙️ Population
1.76M
919K

The cost of living in Montreal is 73% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2002nd and 4810th ($1954 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 12th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 60th and 938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Seongnam

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Montreal Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$3.13
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$7.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$21935

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

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