Seongnam vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Seongnam	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3144	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$793	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$1091	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1812	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	18
😀 Quality of life	73	84
🏙️ Population	919K	216K

The cost of living in Seongnam is 27% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4141st and 2013th ($1455 vs $2003) 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 1.2 months in Seongnam compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Seongnam ranked 19th best city to live in South Korea vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2195th and 485th 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	$5.21	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.1	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13631	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5921	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.05	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14346	$13757

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844