Seoul vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seoul	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1334	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3862	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$608	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1634	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2911	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	95	38
🏙️ Population	9.67M	7.01M

The cost of living in Seoul is 110% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4104th and 7314th ($1334 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 30th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Zhumadian

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	Seoul	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2293	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19682	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11168	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20197	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504