Niigata vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$3413
🏠 One person rent
$425
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$1128
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$2628
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
98
😀 Quality of life
67
74
🏙️ Population
791K
919K

The cost of living in Niigata is 24% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 5101st and 3869th ($1059 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 1st in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 3754th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Seongnam

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Niigata Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.65
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$139
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$20935

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

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