Seongnam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seongnam	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2991	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$500	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$438	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2799	$1180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	98	93
😀 Quality of life	77	86
🏙️ Population	949K	2.29M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 30% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4659th and 6163rd ($1121 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Seongnam compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 696th and 264th 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	$5.33	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.5	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11327	$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5965	$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.04	$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19963	$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$917
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$860
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1011
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1169
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$746
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$863
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$860
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$890
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$857
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$725
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$675
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$913
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$952
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$664
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$694
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$689
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$851
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$721
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$744
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$787
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$678
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$735
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$667
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$741
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$719
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$655
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$588
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$811
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$725
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$644
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$716