Seongnam vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Seongnam	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3373	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$705	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$468	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2635	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	89
😀 Quality of life	77	98
🏙️ Population	919K	5.87M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 55% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4157th and 109th ($1435 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Korea and Singapore, respectively. Check South Korea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Seongnam compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1195th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Singapore City

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	Seongnam	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$907	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12308	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.1	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.86	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$257	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11063	$29519

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Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1307
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1134
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1080
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1004
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1066
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1138
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1175
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1076
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$948
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1098
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1088
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1028
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1065
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1153
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$874
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1059
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$920
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1068
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1037
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1020
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1063

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653