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Seongnam vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Seongnam is 18.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% less in Seongnam
Groceries: pay 49.6% more in Seongnam
Transportation: pay 23.3% less in Seongnam
Housing: pay 24.4% less in Seongnam
Childcare: pay 38.8% less in Seongnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Seongnam
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Seongnam

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Seongnam.

Seongnam vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Seongnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$6.72 ₩9,920	-53.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.04	$6.30 ₩9,293	-31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.27	$1.50 ₩2,219	-38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$0.78 ₩1,152	-60.5%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 49.6% more for groceries

	Wellington	Seongnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.43	$2.95 ₩4,351	+49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.99	$6.79 ₩10,024	+68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.79	$7.85 ₩11,581	+15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.77	$2.93 ₩4,327	-56.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.29	$3.40 ₩5,021	-28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$3.37 ₩4,973	+147.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$1.52 ₩2,249	+50.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.31	$2.78 ₩4,105	+109.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.02	$3.00 ₩4,421	+29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$1.52 ₩2,250	+70.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$1.30 ₩1,914	+91.3%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 23.3% less for transportation

	Wellington	Seongnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.67	$4.43 ₩6,538	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$190.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	$26,696.92 ₩39,398,244	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.28	$10.50 ₩15,496	-27.8%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 24.4% less for housing

	Wellington	Seongnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.70	$19.81 ₩29,237	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	$844.35 ₩1,246,064	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	$636.80 ₩939,769	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.00	$148.59 ₩219,279	+35.9%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 38.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Seongnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	$254.87 ₩376,120	-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	$10,906.99 ₩16,096,103	-10.7%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Seongnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$3.17 ₩4,682	-52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.15	$3.70 ₩5,457	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.60	$3.18 ₩4,699	-87.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.28	$56.60 ₩83,535	+65.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$10.61 ₩15,663	-8.0%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Seongnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.41	$49.77 ₩73,441	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.02	$39.49 ₩58,279	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.84	$70.50 ₩104,041	-37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.05	$99.06 ₩146,186	-32.3%
Average			-28.4%

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