Nashville vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$3373
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$468
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$2635
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	98
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	689K	919K

The cost of living in Nashville is 76% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 832nd and 4157th ($2524 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st 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 1.8 months in Seongnam. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 218th and 1195th 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	$15.4	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$11063

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

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