Saitama vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$380
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$2607
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
98
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
1.33M
919K

The cost of living in Saitama is 25% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 5151st and 4288th ($1073 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 1st in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 1177th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Seongnam

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Saitama Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$12598

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

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