Cost of Living Comparison Between Seongnam and Busan Cost of Living Comparison Between Seongnam and Busan

🙂 Solo nomad: Seongnam is 14.7% cheaper than Busan without rent, and 14.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seongnam is 15.8% cheaper than Busan without rent, and 2.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.93 ₩8,040

$7.2 ₩9,768

-17.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.38 ₩57.5K

$36.37 ₩49.3K

16.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.37 ₩5,932

$6.2 ₩8,418

-29.52%

Cappuccino

$3.83 ₩5,194

$4.16 ₩5,643

-7.93%

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

$1.59 ₩2,161

$1.81 ₩2,461

-12.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 ₩1,161

$1.39 ₩1,885

-38.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.63 ₩3,570

$3.6 ₩4,879

-26.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.6 ₩4,884

$5.77 ₩7,828

-37.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ₩2,928

$2.23 ₩3,027

-3.14%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 ₩2,864

$3.56 ₩4,830

-40.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.25 ₩4,409

$2.97 ₩4,027

9.43%

Eggs

$3.22 ₩4,366

$2.87 ₩3,898

12.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.29 ₩12.6K

$10.4 ₩14.1K

-10.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.78 ₩10.6K

$8.29 ₩11.2K

-6.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$34.03 ₩46.2K

$28.01 ₩38K

21.49%

Apples (1kg)

$7.65 ₩10.4K

$8.24 ₩11.2K

-7.16%

Banana (1kg)

$3.6 ₩4,887

$3.14 ₩4,267

14.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.71 ₩7,753

$7.57 ₩10.3K

-24.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.37 ₩8,646

$5.31 ₩7,204

19.96%

Potato (1kg)

$3.42 ₩4,645

$5 ₩6,786

-31.60%

Onion (1kg)

$2.86 ₩3,885

$2.99 ₩4,061

-4.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.61 ₩3,541

$2.09 ₩2,837

24.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 ₩1,300

$1.17 ₩1,584

-17.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.38 ₩4,589

$3.34 ₩4,535

1.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.4 ₩23.6K

$13.92 ₩18.9K

25.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 ₩2,549

$1.75 ₩2,377

7.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 ₩2,457

$3.46 ₩4,695

-47.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 ₩1,409

$1.12 ₩1,520

-7.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$43.34 ₩58.8K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.63 ₩4,927

$3.58 ₩4,854

1.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 ₩710

$0.85 ₩1,160

-38.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.77 ₩11.9K

$16.71 ₩22.7K

-47.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ₩1,630

$1.22 ₩1,658

-1.64%

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

$27.5K ₩37.3M

$28.2K ₩38.3M

-2.44%

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

$25.4K ₩34.4M

$24.9K ₩33.7M

2.10%

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

$164 ₩222.9K

$189 ₩256K

-12.93%

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

$34.33 ₩46.6K

$50.5 ₩68.5K

-32.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.53 ₩30.6K

$27.23 ₩36.9K

-17.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.45 ₩65.7K

$52.7 ₩71.4K

-7.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.41 ₩18.2K

Cinema Ticket

$11.12 ₩15.1K

$11.46 ₩15.6K

-2.97%

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

$414 ₩561.2K

$485 ₩658.4K

-14.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.4K ₩31.8M

$14.3K ₩19.4M

64.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60 ₩81.3K

$104 ₩141K

-42.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.08 ₩63.9K

$65.1 ₩88.3K

-27.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$78.8 ₩106.9K

$88.6 ₩120.3K

-11.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 ₩159.3K

$119 ₩161.9K

-1.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$865 ₩1.2M

$500 ₩678.1K

73.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$665 ₩902.4K

$319 ₩432.3K

108.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,069 ₩1.5M

$997 ₩1.4M

7.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,023 ₩1.4M

$665 ₩901.8K

53.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.4K ₩16.9M

$8,901 ₩12.1M

39.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,918 ₩8M

$7,158 ₩9.7M

-17.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,611 ₩3.5M

$2,514 ₩3.4M

3.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.14

4.22

-1.90%

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

Last update for Seongnam: October 29, 2025

Last update for Busan: October 29, 2025

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