Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 13.3% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Italy, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 82.8% more for groceries
Italy
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Italy
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 1.0% more for housing
Italy
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 45.1% more for childcare
Italy
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Italy
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
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