Moscow vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$864
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$2635
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
13.3M
919K

The cost of living in Moscow is 0.3% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4141st and 4157th ($1438 vs $1435) 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 10th in South Korea, while ranked 2664th and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$11063

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1307
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1134
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1080
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1004
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1138
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1175
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1171
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1098
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1098
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1088
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1028
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1065
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1023
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1110
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1153
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$874
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1059
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$920
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$924
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1068
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1037
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1020
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1063