Rome vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$2607
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
2.75M
919K

The cost of living in Rome is 46% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1819th and 4288th ($2082 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.8 months in Seongnam. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 179th and 1327th 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
$16.6
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$12598

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358

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