Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 84.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Albania, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Albania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$6.44
₩8,836
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.74
₩1,011
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Albania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$6.02
₩8,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$7.79
₩10,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.83
₩3,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$2.76
₩3,788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$2.49
₩3,413
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$2.03
₩2,784
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$1.69
₩2,317
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$1.10
₩1,507
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Albania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$4.58
₩6,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$48.21
₩66,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$8.80
₩12,065
|
|
pay 44.8% more for housing
Albania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$421.68
₩578,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$330.55
₩453,223
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Albania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$386.50
₩529,932
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$2.93
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$3.45
₩4,733
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$48.95
₩67,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$9.82
₩13,470
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Albania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$98.82
₩135,486
|
|
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