Munich vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$1812
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	94	73
🏙️ Population	1.51M	919K

The cost of living in Munich is 74% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 863rd and 4141st ($2525 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 44th and 2195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Seongnam

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	Munich	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$14346

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009