Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 24.9% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in South Korea instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$6.44
₩8,836
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.74
₩1,011
|
|
pay 93.6% more for groceries
San Marino
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$6.02
₩8,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$7.79
₩10,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.83
₩3,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.76
₩3,788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.49
₩3,413
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.03
₩2,784
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.69
₩2,317
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.10
₩1,507
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
San Marino
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$4.58
₩6,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.31
|
$48.21
₩66,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.50
|
$8.80
₩12,065
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
San Marino
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€504.92
|
$421.68
₩578,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€467.05
|
$330.55
₩453,223
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
San Marino
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€329.88
|
$386.50
₩529,932
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.29
|
$2.93
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$3.45
₩4,733
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.64
|
$48.95
₩67,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.07
|
$9.82
₩13,470
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
San Marino
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.89
|
$98.82
₩135,486
|
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