Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.0 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Seoul instead of China, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
China
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.62
|
$8.11
₩11,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.90
|
$5.90
₩8,157
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$1.53
₩2,109
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$0.82
₩1,137
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
China
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.69
|
$3.09
₩4,274
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.50
|
$6.06
₩8,377
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.88
|
$8.19
₩11,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.72
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.20
|
$4.76
₩6,582
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.42
|
$3.12
₩4,315
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
$1.57
₩2,175
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.70
|
$2.58
₩3,569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
$2.72
₩3,755
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$1.91
₩2,639
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.91
|
$1.42
₩1,957
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
China
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.60
|
$4.69
₩6,484
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.05
|
$45.15
₩62,452
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,231.67
|
$27,815.53
₩38,471,382
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.78
|
$9.44
₩13,051
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
China
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.70
|
$23.52
₩32,531
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,386.16
|
$873.53
₩1,208,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,484.87
|
$528.87
₩731,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥282.66
|
$140.47
₩194,282
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
China
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,433.71
|
$381.75
₩527,995
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,214.85
|
$20,838.36
₩28,821,334
|
|
pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.66
|
$3.69
₩5,098
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.77
|
$3.88
₩5,362
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.86
|
$3.32
₩4,588
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥298.93
|
$52.67
₩72,841
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.69
|
$11.06
₩15,294
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
China
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥346.37
|
$60.77
₩84,054
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥222.90
|
$44.72
₩61,847
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥522.87
|
$85.92
₩118,832
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥545.92
|
$127.28
₩176,035
|
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