Seongnam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seongnam Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1400
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3413
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$690
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1128
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2628
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
919K
2.33M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 60% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3869th and 6171st ($1400 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Seongnam compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1233rd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Taoyuan

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Seongnam Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.06
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$797
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1292
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$905
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10514
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5622
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$139
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.7
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20935
$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443