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

🙂 Solo nomad: Seongnam is 6% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 11% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seongnam is 13.2% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 6.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.9 ₩8,675

$7.58 JMD 1,207

-22.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.78 ₩61.5K

$62.1 JMD 9,887

-32.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.53 ₩6,669

$8.98 JMD 1,430

-49.55%

Cappuccino

$3.93 ₩5,781

$4.22 JMD 672

-6.87%

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

$1.59 ₩2,341

$1.36 JMD 217

16.91%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 ₩1,157

$0.74 JMD 118

6.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.63 ₩3,864

$2.44 JMD 389

7.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.65 ₩5,377

$3.07 JMD 490

18.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ₩3,152

$4.27 JMD 680

-49.88%

White Bread (500g)

$2.04 ₩3,000

$3.55 JMD 565

-42.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.09 ₩4,539

$1.57 JMD 250

96.82%

Eggs

$3.16 ₩4,646

$3.57 JMD 568

-11.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.23 ₩13.6K

$11.13 JMD 1,773

-17.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.41 ₩10.9K

$6.39 JMD 1,017

15.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$33.7 ₩49.6K

$7.78 JMD 1,239

333.16%

Apples (1kg)

$7.51 ₩11.1K

$5.99 JMD 955

25.38%

Banana (1kg)

$3.59 ₩5,288

$2.99 JMD 476

20.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.62 ₩8,263

$4.19 JMD 667

34.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.6 ₩9,705

$3.02 JMD 482

118.54%

Potato (1kg)

$3.53 ₩5,197

$2.04 JMD 325

73.04%

Onion (1kg)

$2.85 ₩4,194

$2.03 JMD 323

40.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.55 ₩3,750

$2.97 JMD 474

-14.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 ₩1,407

$1.45 JMD 231

-33.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.33 ₩4,903

$8.89 JMD 1,416

-62.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.04 ₩25.1K

$11.19 JMD 1,782

52.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ₩2,627

$2.89 JMD 460

-38.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 ₩2,651

$3.21 JMD 512

-43.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.08 ₩1,596

$0.84 JMD 133

28.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.17 JMD 7,673

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.44 ₩5,065

$1.11 JMD 177

209.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.57 ₩837

$3.22 JMD 513

-82.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.85 ₩13K

$6.1 JMD 971

45.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ₩1,819

$1.24 JMD 197

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

$27.4K ₩40.2M

$43.4K JMD 6.9M

-36.99%

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

$24.7K ₩36.3M

$33K JMD 5.2M

-25.19%

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

$161 ₩236.5K

$166 JMD 26.5K

-3.30%

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

$35.24 ₩51.8K

$21.95 JMD 3,496

60.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.8 ₩32.1K

$51.2 JMD 8,157

-57.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.31 ₩69.6K

$67.8 JMD 10.8K

-30.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.83 JMD 2,521

Cinema Ticket

$10.95 ₩16.1K

$13.4 JMD 2,135

-18.28%

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

$420 ₩618K

$224 JMD 35.8K

87.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.5K ₩34.6M

$2,516 JMD 400.8K

834.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.6 ₩86.3K

$26.17 JMD 4,169

124.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.31 ₩69.6K

$25.97 JMD 4,137

82.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81 ₩119.2K

$69.9 JMD 11.1K

15.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 ₩174.4K

$77.3 JMD 12.3K

53.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$886 ₩1.3M

$876 JMD 139.6K

1.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$654 ₩962.2K

$448 JMD 71.4K

45.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,082 ₩1.6M

$1,983 JMD 315.8K

-45.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,016 ₩1.5M

$1,188 JMD 189.2K

-14.49%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12K ₩17.7M

$2,831 JMD 450.9K

325.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,860 ₩8.6M

$2,192 JMD 349.1K

167.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,536 ₩3.7M

$739 JMD 117.7K

243.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.14

9.15

-54.75%

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

Last update for Seongnam: November 29, 2025

Last update for Kingston: December 2, 2025

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