Nashville vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	98
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	689K	919K

The cost of living in Nashville is 74% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 924th and 4288th ($2477 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 77th best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 281st and 1327th 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	$15.2	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$12598

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019