Cost of living comparison

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Seongnam vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Seongnam is 6.9% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 41.4% less in Seongnam
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Seongnam
Transportation
pay 24.9% less in Seongnam
Housing
pay 21.7% less in Seongnam
Childcare
pay 44.0% less in Seongnam
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.4% less in Seongnam
Clothing
pay 27.7% less in Seongnam

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Seongnam. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Seongnam.

Seongnam vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 41.4% less for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Seongnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN39.28
$6.72
₩9,920
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN34.37
$6.30
₩9,293
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.09
$1.50
₩2,219

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Seongnam
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.25
$2.95
₩4,351
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN19.35
$6.79
₩10,024
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN15.57
$7.85
₩11,581

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pay 24.9% less for transportation

 
Warsaw
Seongnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN23.75
$4.43
₩6,538
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN108.02
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN117,835.15
$26,696.92
₩39,398,244

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pay 21.7% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Seongnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN62.58
$19.81
₩29,237
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,096.53
$844.35
₩1,246,064
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,260.61
$636.80
₩939,769

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Seongnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,106.01
$254.87
₩376,120
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN57,226.42
$10,906.99
₩16,096,103

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Seongnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN17.68
$3.17
₩4,682
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.14
$3.70
₩5,457
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN21.35
$3.18
₩4,699

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pay 27.7% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Seongnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN357.62
$49.77
₩73,441
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN173.64
$39.49
₩58,279
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN353.64
$70.50
₩104,041

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