Seongnam vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seongnam	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1400	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3413	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$690	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1128	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2628	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	15
😀 Quality of life	74	47
🏙️ Population	919K	886K

The cost of living in Seongnam is 30% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 3869th and 4967th ($1400 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Seongnam compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1233rd and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Tabuk

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	Seongnam	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$905	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10514	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5622	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$139	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.7	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20935	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028