Seongnam vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seongnam	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1400	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3413	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$690	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1128	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2628	$2647
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	98	96
😀 Quality of life	74	97
🏙️ Population	919K	3.76M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 5% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 3869th and 4098th ($1400 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Seongnam compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 1233rd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Yokohama

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	Seongnam	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.06	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$905	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10514	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5622	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$139	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.7	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20935	$13410

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Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109