Seongnam vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Seongnam	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3373	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$705	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$821
🍽️ Food expenses	$468	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2635	$1966
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	98	83
😀 Quality of life	77	74
🏙️ Population	919K	1.08M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 28% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 4157th and 4903rd ($1435 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Seongnam compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Ranked 10th vs 27th best cities to live in South Korea, and 1195th vs 2382nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Yongin

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	Seongnam	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$907	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12308	$10976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.86	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$92.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$78.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$257	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11063	$11104

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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 Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1076
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1196
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1307
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1171
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1080
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1112
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1004
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1049
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1079
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1134
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1383
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1138
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1175
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1088
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1097
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1098
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1059
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1110
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$920
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$924
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1028
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1065
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1068
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1020
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$874
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1063
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1037
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1568