Seoul vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seoul Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1444
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4192
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$683
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1882
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3018
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
9.67M
10.6M

The cost of living in Seoul is 197% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3641st and 8597th ($1444 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Seoul compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 23rd and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Shijiazhuang

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Seoul Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.81
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2529
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.76%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19740
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10956
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.18
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.9
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19966
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1101
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1144
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$986
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1069
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1106
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1121
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1081
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1152
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$983
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1120
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1124
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1072
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1127
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$987
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1041
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1256
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1088
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1024
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$949
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1542
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$973
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$986
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$911
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1002
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$880
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$940
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1009
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$967
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$963

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733