Paris vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$2628
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	2.15M	919K

The cost of living in Paris is 62% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1222nd and 3869th ($2267 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and South Korea, respectively. Check France vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 25th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Seongnam

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	Paris	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$20935

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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