Seongnam vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seongnam Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3144
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$793
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1091
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1812
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
66
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
919K
1.25M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 6% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4141st and 3851st ($1455 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Seongnam compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Seongnam ranked 19th best city to live in South Korea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2195th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Sharjah

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Seongnam Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$9.6
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$605
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.1
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13631
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5921
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$8.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.7
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.05
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14346
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1313
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1022
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1053
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$943
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1296
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$985
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1001
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1090
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1108
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1019
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$868
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1052
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$894
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1045
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1040
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1032
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1016
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$982
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1010
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$977
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1128
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$819
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$952
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1557
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$852
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$865
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$917
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$993
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$971
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1009

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10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469