Moscow vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$959
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$2607
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
72
76
🏙️ Population
13.3M
919K

The cost of living in Moscow is 11% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 3728th and 4288th ($1585 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 3206th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Seongnam

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Moscow Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$12598

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Seongnam

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