Seongnam vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seongnam	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2991	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$500	$1528
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$2705
🍽️ Food expenses	$438	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2799	$3089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	98	80
😀 Quality of life	77	80
🏙️ Population	949K	518K

The cost of living in Seongnam is 53% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4659th and 831st ($1121 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Seongnam compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 696th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Surrey

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	Seongnam	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.33	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.5	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11327	$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5965	$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.04	$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19963	$7382

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Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1081
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1063
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1069
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1101
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1444
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1256
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1152
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$949
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1024
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1144
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$983
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1124
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1020
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$973
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$986
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1041
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1072
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$880
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$940
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$911
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1002
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1542
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1009
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1005
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$967
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$963
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$949

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651