Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 25.8% cheaper than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.08
CHF32.80
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.65
CHF15.14
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.63
CHF4.21
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
CHF3.53
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Liechtenstein
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
CHF3.79
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.88
CHF12.62
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.19
CHF8.35
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
CHF5.45
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.59
CHF11.44
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CHF1.07
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
CHF7.39
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.51
CHF50.46
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,586.06
CHF28,712.11
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Liechtenstein
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.25
CHF51.13
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.78
CHF1,126.97
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.25
CHF1,009.23
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.60
CHF119.62
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.05
CHF201.85
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,589.46
CHF12,352.98
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
CHF5.05
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.66
CHF5.15
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
CHF10.19
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.19
CHF55.62
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.21
CHF20.18
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Liechtenstein
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$147.11
CHF133.72
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
CHF45.42
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.73
CHF137.93
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$220.20
CHF200.16
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
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