Rome vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$3035
🏠 One person rent	$929	$477
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$1011
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$2868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	92	98
😀 Quality of life	86	76
🏙️ Population	2.75M	919K

The cost of living in Rome is 55% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2722nd and 4810th ($1750 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Italy and South Korea, respectively. Check Italy vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 294th and 938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Seongnam

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	Rome	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$21935

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1087
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1003
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1025
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1461
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$970
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1142
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$990
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1077
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1025
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1008
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$941
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1067
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1036
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1041
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$989
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1020
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1140
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1222
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$839
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1025
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1567
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1098
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$997
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1027
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1111
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1098