Seongnam vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Seongnam	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$1703
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3373	$3895
🏠 One person rent	$705	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$1528
🍽️ Food expenses	$468	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2635	$2415
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	75
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	919K	826K

The cost of living in Seongnam is 16% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4157th and 3105th ($1435 vs $1703) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in South Korea and Spain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Seongnam compared to 1.4 months in Valencia, Spain. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Valencia, Spain ranked 3rd in Spain, while ranked 1195th and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Valencia, Spain

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	Seongnam	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$907	$1236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12308	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$2953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.1	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.86	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$257	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11063	$12255

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1363
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1342
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1239
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1212
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1148
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1407
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1356
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1635
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1558
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1354
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1446
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1320
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1461
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1468
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1277
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1345
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1464
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1217
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2804
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1188
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1305
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1206
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1166
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1306
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1445
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1229
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1674
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603