Nashville vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nashville	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2508	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6081	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$2876	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4538	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	98
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	689K	919K

The cost of living in Nashville is 79% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 790th and 3869th ($2508 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 733rd 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 1.9 months in Seongnam. Nashville ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 244th and 1233rd 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	$16.1	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.7	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1711	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3359	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2469	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3097	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.6	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1251	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30520	$20935

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038