Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 7.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Austria, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
Austria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Austria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Austria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
Austria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
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