New York City vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

	New York City	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3879	$1089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8148	$2658
🏠 One person rent	$2541	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$3789	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$751	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$88.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6502	$2950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	8.8M	949K

The cost of living in New York City is 256% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4th and 4723rd ($3879 vs $1089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th 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 1.7 months in New York City compared to 2.7 months in Seongnam. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 20th and 506th 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	$20.3	$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3256	$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2148	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$1032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3179	$758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15640	$12004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10052	$6380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$129	$46.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.02	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$6.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.5	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.39	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.7	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.5	$8.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.3	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2504	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17718	$8506

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2775
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3307
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$2660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2628
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2325
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3057
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2512
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2371
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2600
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2720
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1916
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2419
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2261
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2289
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2569
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2302
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2012
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2177
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2570
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2469
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2233
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2394
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2949
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2662
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2335
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2347
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2473
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2591
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2450
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2442
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2255
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$2985

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1057
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1060
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1060
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1102
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1081
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1513
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1104
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1320
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1074
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1135
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$985
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1032
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$921
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1128
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$933
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1060
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1059
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1054
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$996
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$942
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$995
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1043
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$962
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$989
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$1008
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1030
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1553
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1009
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$880
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1149
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1132
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$978
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$994