Montreal vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2991
🏠 One person rent
$928
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$2799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
1.76M
949K

The cost of living in Montreal is 62% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2281st and 4659th ($1821 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 9th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 30th and 696th 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
$15.9
$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$19963

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Seongnam

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