Seongnam vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seongnam	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1425	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3320	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$1156	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2607	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	18
😀 Quality of life	76	85
🏙️ Population	919K	216K

The cost of living in Seongnam is 30% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4288th and 1932nd ($1425 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in South Korea and New Zealand, respectively. Check South Korea vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Seongnam compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Seongnam ranked 9th best city to live in South Korea vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 1327th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Wellington

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	Seongnam	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.1	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.48	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1364	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12419	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.95	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.52	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$136	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12598	$13419

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Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865