Seongnam vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Seongnam	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3373	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$705	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$468	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2635	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	15
😀 Quality of life	77	53
🏙️ Population	919K	886K

The cost of living in Seongnam is 34% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4157th and 5095th ($1435 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.8 months in Seongnam compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1195th and 6448th 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	$5.74	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$907	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12308	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.1	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.86	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$257	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11063	$8498

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233