Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 46.5% more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Palau, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Palau
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Palau
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
Palau
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
Palau
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Palau
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Palau
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
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