Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 34.3% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
South Korea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Jersey
|
South Korea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
South Korea
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Jersey
|
South Korea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 39.9% less for childcare
Jersey
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
South Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Jersey
|
South Korea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
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