Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 1.0% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Seoul instead of France, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.77
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.49
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.95
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.13
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€722.72
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€567.41
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 32.7% more for childcare
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€656.51
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.73
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.43
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.98
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€117.45
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
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