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

🙂 Solo nomad: Seongnam is 1.3% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 14% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seongnam is 5.5% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 5.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.95 ₩8,798

$7.37 JMD 1,164

-19.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.91 ₩62.0K

$61.9 JMD 9,775

-32.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.38 ₩6,467

$8.89 JMD 1,404

-50.73%

Cappuccino

$3.84 ₩5,669

$4.39 JMD 693

-12.53%

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

$1.55 ₩2,289

$1.38 JMD 218

12.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.83 ₩1,227

$0.71 JMD 112

16.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.60 ₩3,847

$2.44 JMD 386

6.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.60 ₩5,321

$3.16 JMD 499

13.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ₩3,328

$4.33 JMD 684

-48.04%

White Bread (500g)

$2.14 ₩3,165

$3.66 JMD 578

-41.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.27 ₩4,828

$1.57 JMD 248

108.28%

Eggs

$3.18 ₩4,700

$3.43 JMD 542

-7.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.22 ₩13.6K

$10.85 JMD 1,714

-15.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.65 ₩11.3K

$6.53 JMD 1,031

17.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$34.23 ₩50.6K

$7.43 JMD 1,174

360.70%

Apples (1kg)

$7.81 ₩11.5K

$6.10 JMD 963

28.03%

Banana (1kg)

$3.43 ₩5,063

$3.08 JMD 487

11.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.68 ₩8,389

$4.12 JMD 651

37.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.64 ₩9,821

$2.92 JMD 461

127.40%

Potato (1kg)

$3.40 ₩5,028

$2.01 JMD 318

69.15%

Onion (1kg)

$2.99 ₩4,415

$1.98 JMD 313

51.01%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.53 ₩3,743

$2.99 JMD 472

-15.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 ₩1,490

$1.46 JMD 230

-30.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.22 ₩4,766

$8.64 JMD 1,364

-62.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.70 ₩24.7K

$11.31 JMD 1,786

47.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 ₩2,679

$2.86 JMD 452

-36.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 ₩2,649

$3.21 JMD 507

-44.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.05 ₩1,557

$0.87 JMD 137

20.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.18 JMD 7,610

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.59 ₩5,313

$1.12 JMD 177

220.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.56 ₩834

$3.25 JMD 513

-82.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.83 ₩13.1K

$6.43 JMD 1,016

37.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 ₩1,856

$1.22 JMD 193

3.28%

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

$27.9K ₩41.3M

$43.4K JMD 6.9M

-35.65%

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

$24.6K ₩36.3M

$33.3K JMD 5.3M

-26.06%

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

$161 ₩237.8K

$160 JMD 25.3K

0.27%

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

$34.74 ₩51.3K

$21.77 JMD 3,438

59.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.23 ₩32.9K

$51.2 JMD 8,079

-56.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.16 ₩71.2K

$69.7 JMD 11.0K

-30.92%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.70 JMD 2,480

Cinema Ticket

$10.90 ₩16.1K

$12.94 JMD 2,044

-15.77%

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

$408 ₩603.7K

$230 JMD 36.4K

77.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.7K ₩35.0M

$2,450 JMD 386.9K

865.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.5 ₩87.9K

$26.54 JMD 4,191

124.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$46.70 ₩69.0K

$25.83 JMD 4,079

80.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.8 ₩119.4K

$72.3 JMD 11.4K

11.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 ₩170.7K

$76.9 JMD 12.1K

50.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$447 ₩660.0K

$886 JMD 139.9K

-49.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$659 ₩974.2K

$453 JMD 71.5K

45.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,050 ₩1.6M

$2,021 JMD 319.1K

-48.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,043 ₩1.5M

$1,188 JMD 187.6K

-12.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.0K ₩17.8M

$2,809 JMD 443.6K

327.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,778 ₩8.5M

$2,237 JMD 353.2K

158.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,557 ₩3.8M

$750 JMD 118.4K

241.03%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Kingston: April 13, 2026

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