Perth vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$3373
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$468
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$2635
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	98	77
🏙️ Population	2.14M	919K

The cost of living in Perth is 63% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1191st and 4157th ($2338 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 12th and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Seongnam

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	Perth	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$11063

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1307
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1134
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1080
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1004
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1066
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1138
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1175
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1076
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$948
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1098
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1088
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1028
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1065
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1153
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$874
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1059
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$920
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1068
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1037
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1020
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1063