Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 16.6% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$6.44
₩8,836
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.74
₩1,011
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
$6.02
₩8,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$7.79
₩10,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
$2.83
₩3,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$2.76
₩3,788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$2.49
₩3,413
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$2.03
₩2,784
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.69
₩2,317
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.10
₩1,507
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$4.58
₩6,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$48.21
₩66,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
$8.80
₩12,065
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$421.68
₩578,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$330.55
₩453,223
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$386.50
₩529,932
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$2.93
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$3.45
₩4,733
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$48.95
₩67,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
$9.82
₩13,470
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
$98.82
₩135,486
|
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