Seongnam vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seongnam Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$477
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1011
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$476
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
76
79
🏙️ Population
919K
24.9M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 0.8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4810th and 4780th ($1127 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Seongnam compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 938th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Shanghai

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Seongnam Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11353
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6094
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.52
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.26
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.6
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21935
$31401

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774