Nashville vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$1812
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	98
😀 Quality of life	89	73
🏙️ Population	689K	919K

The cost of living in Nashville is 68% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 982nd and 4141st ($2451 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 1st in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 252nd and 2195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Seongnam

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	Nashville	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$14346

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

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