Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 11.2% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.23
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
Belgium
|
South Korea
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$8.12
₩11,189
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$7.20
₩9,923
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.51
₩2,081
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$2.66
₩3,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.29
₩3,160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Belgium
|
South Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.66
|
$43.73
₩60,262
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.27
|
$9.34
₩12,866
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Belgium
|
South Korea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.83
|
$392.42
₩540,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€633.49
|
$302.43
₩416,775
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
|
pay 7.2% more for childcare
Belgium
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.83
|
$342.96
₩472,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
South Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$2.92
₩4,022
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.70
|
$44.03
₩60,673
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.64
|
$8.93
₩12,300
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Belgium
|
South Korea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.61
|
$91.03
₩125,453
|
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