Seoul vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seoul	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1334	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3862	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$608	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$1634	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2911	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	9.67M	687K

The cost of living in Seoul is 6% more expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 4104th and 4325th ($1334 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th in South Korea and Spain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seoul compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 30th and 492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Seville

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	Seoul	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2293	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19682	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11168	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20197	$6034

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019

Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950