Seongnam vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seongnam Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$477
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1011
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$476
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
24
😀 Quality of life
76
38
🏙️ Population
919K
7.82M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 45% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4810th and 6542nd ($1127 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 938th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Shangqiu

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Seongnam Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11353
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6094
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.8
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.52
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.7
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.26
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.6
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21935
$18304

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542