Cost of living comparison
Austria is 21.2% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Austria instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
Seoul
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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