Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.4 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Russia, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 89.7% more for transportation
Russia
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Russia
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Russia
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
|
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