Riyadh vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$946
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$2607
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
98
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
7.01M
919K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 15% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 3529th and 4288th ($1632 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 879th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Seongnam

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Riyadh Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$12598

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$815
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$931
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$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
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$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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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