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

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Seongnam is 14.2% more expensive than Kingston without rent, and 13.7% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Seongnam is 6.1% more expensive than Kingston without rent, and 6.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Seongnam
Kingston
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.80 โ‚ฉ8,545
$7.73 JMDย 1,218
-24.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.63 โ‚ฉ61.3K
$62.1 JMDย 9,783
-32.95%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.37 โ‚ฉ6,435
$8.81 JMDย 1,388
-50.40%
Cappuccino
$3.78 โ‚ฉ5,565
$4.35 JMDย 685
-13.10%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.53 โ‚ฉ2,260
$1.33 JMDย 209
15.04%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 โ‚ฉ1,239
$0.71 JMDย 112
18.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.52 โ‚ฉ3,704
$2.48 JMDย 391
1.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.58 โ‚ฉ5,280
$3.05 JMDย 481
17.38%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Seongnam
Kingston
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.23 โ‚ฉ3,278
$4.26 JMDย 671
-47.65%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 โ‚ฉ2,983
$3.59 JMDย 566
-43.45%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.15 โ‚ฉ4,640
$1.61 JMDย 254
95.65%
Eggs
$3.09 โ‚ฉ4,555
$3.42 JMDย 539
-9.65%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.11 โ‚ฉ13.4K
$11.18 JMDย 1,761
-18.52%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.70 โ‚ฉ11.3K
$6.41 JMDย 1,010
20.12%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$33.90 โ‚ฉ49.9K
$7.52 JMDย 1,185
350.80%
Apples (1kg)
$7.65 โ‚ฉ11.3K
$6.04 JMDย 952
26.66%
Banana (1kg)
$3.48 โ‚ฉ5,130
$3.03 JMDย 477
14.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.64 โ‚ฉ8,305
$4.17 JMDย 658
35.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$6.46 โ‚ฉ9,514
$3.04 JMDย 480
112.50%
Potato (1kg)
$3.59 โ‚ฉ5,288
$2.11 JMDย 332
70.14%
Onion (1kg)
$2.94 โ‚ฉ4,324
$2.02 JMDย 318
45.54%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.51 โ‚ฉ3,703
$3.13 JMDย 493
-19.81%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.00 โ‚ฉ1,469
$1.49 JMDย 235
-32.89%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.39 โ‚ฉ4,996
$9.00 JMDย 1,418
-62.33%
Wine (Bottle)
$17.29 โ‚ฉ25.5K
$11.22 JMDย 1,768
54.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.81 โ‚ฉ2,662
$2.75 JMDย 434
-34.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 โ‚ฉ2,640
$3.17 JMDย 499
-43.53%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Seongnam
Kingston
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.10 โ‚ฉ1,614
$0.87 JMDย 137
26.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$48.34 JMDย 7,616
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.50 โ‚ฉ5,157
$1.08 JMDย 171
224.07%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.57 โ‚ฉ841
$3.26 JMDย 513
-82.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.85 โ‚ฉ13.0K
$6.13 JMDย 966
44.37%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 โ‚ฉ1,820
$1.23 JMDย 193
0.81%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.1K โ‚ฉ41.3M
$43.4K JMDย 6.8M
-35.41%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.7K โ‚ฉ36.4M
$34.0K JMDย 5.4M
-27.28%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Seongnam
Kingston
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$166 โ‚ฉ244.4K
$164 JMDย 25.8K
1.32%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$34.53 โ‚ฉ50.9K
$22.45 JMDย 3,537
53.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.62 โ‚ฉ33.3K
$51.3 JMDย 8,090
-55.94%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Seongnam
Kingston
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$48.70 โ‚ฉ71.7K
$67.6 JMDย 10.7K
-27.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$15.47 JMDย 2,437
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.19 โ‚ฉ16.5K
$12.92 JMDย 2,036
-13.39%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Seongnam
Kingston
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$410 โ‚ฉ604.5K
$230 JMDย 36.2K
78.42%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$23.8K โ‚ฉ35.0M
$2,436 JMDย 383.8K
876.13%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Seongnam
Kingston
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 โ‚ฉ85.3K
$26.15 JMDย 4,120
121.41%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.71 โ‚ฉ70.3K
$25.46 JMDย 4,012
87.39%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$78.8 โ‚ฉ116.0K
$69.9 JMDย 11.0K
12.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$116 โ‚ฉ171.6K
$76.7 JMDย 12.1K
51.79%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Seongnam
Kingston
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$863 โ‚ฉ1.3M
$895 JMDย 141.0K
-3.54%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$665 โ‚ฉ979.7K
$460 JMDย 72.4K
44.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,085 โ‚ฉ1.6M
$2,034 JMDย 320.4K
-46.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,012 โ‚ฉ1.5M
$1,209 JMDย 190.6K
-16.33%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$12.3K โ‚ฉ18.1M
$2,828 JMDย 445.6K
335.52%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,845 โ‚ฉ8.6M
$2,221 JMDย 350.0K
163.11%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Seongnam
Kingston
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,541 โ‚ฉ3.7M
$750 JMDย 118.2K
238.58%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.14
9.15
-54.75%

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Last update for Seongnam: January 11, 2026

Last update for Kingston: January 13, 2026

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