Cost of Living Comparison Between Seongnam and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Seongnam and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Seongnam is 10.3% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 27.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Seongnam is 17.3% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Seongnam
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.93 ₩8,040
$17.41 €15.03
-65.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.38 ₩57.5K
$68.7 €59.3
-38.34%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.37 ₩5,932
$13.71 €11.84
-68.13%
Cappuccino
$3.83 ₩5,194
$2.78 €2.4
37.77%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.59 ₩2,161
$2.8 €2.42
-43.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.86 ₩1,161
$1.98 €1.71
-56.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.63 ₩3,570
$4.43 €3.83
-40.63%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.6 ₩4,884
$4.53 €3.91
-20.53%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Seongnam
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.16 ₩2,928
$1.24 €1.07
74.19%
White Bread (500g)
$2.11 ₩2,864
$2.03 €1.75
3.94%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.25 ₩4,409
$1.98 €1.71
64.14%
Eggs
$3.22 ₩4,366
$3.46 €2.99
-6.94%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.29 ₩12.6K
$18.32 €15.82
-49.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.78 ₩10.6K
$9.82 €8.47
-20.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$34.03 ₩46.2K
$19.24 €16.61
76.87%
Apples (1kg)
$7.65 ₩10.4K
$2.61 €2.25
193.10%
Banana (1kg)
$3.6 ₩4,887
$2.34 €2.02
53.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.71 ₩7,753
$2.11 €1.82
170.62%
Tomato (1kg)
$6.37 ₩8,646
$2.77 €2.39
129.96%
Potato (1kg)
$3.42 ₩4,645
$2.04 €1.76
67.65%
Onion (1kg)
$2.86 ₩3,885
$1.77 €1.53
61.58%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.61 ₩3,541
$1.5 €1.3
74.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.96 ₩1,300
$0.85 €0.73
12.94%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.38 ₩4,589
$7 €6.04
-51.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$17.4 ₩23.6K
$7.13 €6.16
144.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.88 ₩2,549
$1.43 €1.24
31.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 ₩2,457
$2.29 €1.98
-20.96%
🚌 Getting Around
Seongnam
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.04 ₩1,409
$3.02 €2.6
-65.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$28.97 €25.01
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.63 ₩4,927
$4.59 €3.96
-20.92%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.52 ₩710
$2.02 €1.74
-74.26%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.77 ₩11.9K
$29.56 €25.53
-70.33%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.2 ₩1,630
$1.81 €1.56
-33.70%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.5K ₩37.3M
$38.4K €33.1K
-28.37%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.4K ₩34.4M
$32.4K €28K
-21.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Seongnam
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$164 ₩222.9K
$190 €164
-13.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$34.33 ₩46.6K
$22.18 €19.15
54.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.53 ₩30.6K
$36.37 €31.4
-38.05%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Seongnam
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$48.45 ₩65.7K
$57.4 €49.55
-15.58%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$20.95 €18.09
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.12 ₩15.1K
$10.8 €9.33
2.96%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Seongnam
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$414 ₩561.2K
$732 €632
-43.50%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$23.4K ₩31.8M
$15.1K €13.1K
54.95%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Seongnam
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60 ₩81.3K
$86.8 €74.9
-30.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.08 ₩63.9K
$36.78 €31.76
28.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$78.8 ₩106.9K
$102 €88.2
-22.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 ₩159.3K
$117 €101
0.31%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Seongnam
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$865 ₩1.2M
$1,581 €1,365
-45.28%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$665 ₩902.4K
$1,230 €1,062
-45.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,069 ₩1.5M
$2,707 €2,337
-60.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,023 ₩1.4M
$2,028 €1,751
-49.56%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$12.4K ₩16.9M
$6,602 €5,700
88.31%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,918 ₩8M
$5,045 €4,356
17.30%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Seongnam
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,611 ₩3.5M
$2,198 €1,898
18.75%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.14
3.39
22.12%

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Last update for Seongnam: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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