Cost of Living Comparison Between Kingston and Seongnam Cost of Living Comparison Between Kingston and Seongnam

😐 Solo nomad: Kingston is 3.3% more expensive than Seongnam without rent, and 12.7% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Kingston is 1.5% more expensive than Seongnam without rent, and 7.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.56 JMD 1,204

$5.78 ₩8,505

30.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$61.4 JMD 9,777

$42.84 ₩63K

43.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.67 JMD 1,380

$4.54 ₩6,673

90.97%

Cappuccino

$4.22 JMD 673

$3.84 ₩5,648

9.90%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.32 JMD 211

$1.53 ₩2,251

-13.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.7 JMD 112

$0.83 ₩1,225

-15.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.47 JMD 394

$2.63 ₩3,875

-6.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.12 JMD 497

$3.64 ₩5,357

-14.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$4.26 JMD 679

$2.25 ₩3,317

89.33%

White Bread (500g)

$3.58 JMD 570

$2.07 ₩3,045

72.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.57 JMD 250

$3.22 ₩4,739

-51.24%

Eggs

$3.6 JMD 574

$3.22 ₩4,736

11.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.94 JMD 1,742

$9.2 ₩13.5K

18.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.55 JMD 1,043

$7.38 ₩10.9K

-11.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.43 JMD 1,183

$34.46 ₩50.7K

-78.44%

Apples (1kg)

$6.16 JMD 981

$7.68 ₩11.3K

-19.79%

Banana (1kg)

$3.02 JMD 481

$3.61 ₩5,315

-16.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.2 JMD 670

$5.42 ₩7,969

-22.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.07 JMD 489

$6.68 ₩9,824

-54.04%

Potato (1kg)

$2.02 JMD 322

$3.56 ₩5,242

-43.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.95 JMD 311

$3 ₩4,409

-35.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.13 JMD 498

$2.61 ₩3,835

19.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.44 JMD 230

$0.95 ₩1,404

51.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.85 JMD 1,410

$3.34 ₩4,921

164.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.15 JMD 1,776

$16.99 ₩25K

-34.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.75 JMD 439

$1.86 ₩2,737

47.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 JMD 488

$1.83 ₩2,685

67.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 137

$1.1 ₩1,611

-21.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.95 JMD 7,798

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.12 JMD 179

$3.52 ₩5,174

-68.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.14 JMD 500

$0.53 ₩786

492.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.38 JMD 1,017

$8.71 ₩12.8K

-26.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 JMD 198

$1.24 ₩1,824

0.81%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$43.2K JMD 6.9M

$28.3K ₩41.6M

52.98%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.2K JMD 5.3M

$25.2K ₩37.1M

31.48%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$161 JMD 25.6K

$165 ₩242.7K

-2.47%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$22.08 JMD 3,517

$35.55 ₩52.3K

-37.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$50.6 JMD 8,055

$22.61 ₩33.3K

123.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$67.9 JMD 10.8K

$48.68 ₩71.6K

39.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.81 JMD 2,518

Cinema Ticket

$12.99 JMD 2,069

$10.9 ₩16K

19.17%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$228 JMD 36.4K

$412 ₩606.7K

-44.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,465 JMD 392.7K

$23.3K ₩34.3M

-89.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.45 JMD 4,214

$60.1 ₩88.4K

-56.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.45 JMD 4,054

$47.44 ₩69.8K

-46.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.1 JMD 11.5K

$80.4 ₩118.3K

-10.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.8 JMD 12.1K

$118 ₩174K

-35.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$908 JMD 144.7K

$861 ₩1.3M

5.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$448 JMD 71.3K

$673 ₩989.6K

-33.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,004 JMD 319.1K

$1,054 ₩1.6M

90.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,196 JMD 190.5K

$1,010 ₩1.5M

18.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,763 JMD 440.1K

$12K ₩17.6M

-76.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,177 JMD 346.7K

$5,757 ₩8.5M

-62.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$744 JMD 118.6K

$2,528 ₩3.7M

-70.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

4.14

121.01%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Kingston: November 22, 2025

Last update for Seongnam: November 23, 2025

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