Seongnam vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Seongnam	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3373	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$705	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$468	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2635	$2066
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	70
😀 Quality of life	77	75
🏙️ Population	919K	518K

The cost of living in Seongnam is 36% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4157th and 5190th ($1435 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 187th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Seongnam compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 1195th and 2064th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Utsunomiya

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	Seongnam	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$907	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12308	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.1	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.86	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$257	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11063	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004