Seoul vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Seoul	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1296	$1061
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3195	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$624	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$766
🍽️ Food expenses	$438	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3066	$1821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	9.67M	1.08M

The cost of living in Seoul is 22% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 4545th and 5145th ($1296 vs $1061) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Seoul compared to 1.7 months in Yongin. Ranked 1st vs 28th best cities to live in South Korea, and 16th vs 2718th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Yongin

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	Seoul	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.13	$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$3.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$717	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1281	$724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$24031	$10990
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10129	$5626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.36	$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.33	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$76.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19916	$14956

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Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1089
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1052
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1152
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1094
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1455
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1313
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1090
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$943
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$894
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1040
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1022
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1179
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1010
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1001
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$985
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1032
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$977
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1061
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1019
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1557
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1033
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1016
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$952
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1062
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1128
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$917
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$852
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$865
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$993
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1562
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$971

Cities near Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1019
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$985
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1179
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1313
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1455
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1022
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1016
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1053
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$943
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1152
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1001
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1033
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1089
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1296
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1094
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1090
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1128
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1032
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1052
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1040
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$952
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1062
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$852
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$865
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$982
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1010
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$977
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$917
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$971
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$819
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1009
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$993
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1557