Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 6.3% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 99.7% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 4.1% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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