Seongnam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seongnam	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1400	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3413	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$690	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1128	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2628	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	74	100
🏙️ Population	919K	4.84M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 45% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3869th and 745th ($1400 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Korea and Australia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Seongnam compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1233rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Sydney

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	Seongnam	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$905	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10514	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5622	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$139	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20935	$17957

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Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683