Paris vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	2.11M	919K

The cost of living in Paris is 74% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 916th and 4288th ($2480 vs $1425) 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 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 14th and 1327th 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	$17	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$12598

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

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