Seoul vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seoul	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1334	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3862	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$608	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1634	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2911	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	9.67M	6.44M

The cost of living in Seoul is 99% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4104th and 7052nd ($1334 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 74th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seoul compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 30th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Shangrao

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	Seoul	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2293	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19682	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11168	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20197	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621