New York City vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1812
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	8.8M	919K

The cost of living in New York City is 189% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4th and 4141st ($4202 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 15th and 2195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Seongnam

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	New York City	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$14346

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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