Seongnam vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Seongnam	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3144	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$793	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1091	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1812	$3517
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	86
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	919K	2.79M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 40% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4141st and 1059th ($1455 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Seongnam compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Seongnam ranked 19th best city to live in South Korea vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2195th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Toronto

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	Seongnam	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.21	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13631	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5921	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.05	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14346	$22670

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Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053