Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 77.3% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in South Korea instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
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