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Seongnam vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Seongnam is 57.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Seongnam
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Seongnam
Transportation: pay 59.6% more in Seongnam
Housing: pay 87.0% more in Seongnam
Childcare: pay 58.6% less in Seongnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Seongnam
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Seongnam

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Seongnam are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Seongnam. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Seongnam.

Seongnam vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seongnam instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Seongnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$6.72 ₩9,920	+59.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$6.30 ₩9,293	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.50 ₩2,219	+213.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.78 ₩1,152	+154.3%
Average			+114.0%

Beijing vs. Seongnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Seongnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$2.95 ₩4,351	+72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$6.79 ₩10,024	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$7.85 ₩11,581	+18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.93 ₩4,327	+65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.40 ₩5,021	+122.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$3.37 ₩4,973	+242.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$1.52 ₩2,249	+98.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$2.78 ₩4,105	+247.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$3.00 ₩4,421	+397.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$1.52 ₩2,250	+337.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$1.30 ₩1,914	+214.4%
Average			+164.3%

Beijing vs. Seongnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Seongnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$4.43 ₩6,538	+5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$26,696.92 ₩39,398,244	+46.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$10.50 ₩15,496	+127.0%
Average			+59.6%

Beijing vs. Seongnam - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Seongnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$19.81 ₩29,237	+53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$844.35 ₩1,246,064	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$636.80 ₩939,769	+26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$148.59 ₩219,279	+278.4%
Average			+87.0%

Beijing vs. Seongnam - Cost of housing

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pay 58.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Seongnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$254.87 ₩376,120	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$10,906.99 ₩16,096,103	-53.1%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Seongnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$3.17 ₩4,682	+182.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$3.70 ₩5,457	+27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$3.18 ₩4,699	-24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$56.60 ₩83,535	-2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$10.61 ₩15,663	+26.2%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Seongnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$49.77 ₩73,441	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$39.49 ₩58,279	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$70.50 ₩104,041	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$99.06 ₩146,186	-6.1%
Average			-7.9%

Beijing vs. Seongnam - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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