Philadelphia vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$3373
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$468
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$2635
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	1.6M	919K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 80% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 744th and 4157th ($2584 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 1st 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 Philadelphia compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 95th and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$11063

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

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