Cost of living comparison
Canada is 51.0% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Canada instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 93.5% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,404
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,101
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,929
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩925
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,761
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,132
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,872
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,746
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,915
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,971
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,070
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,649
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,144
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,915
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,486
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,752
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,957
|
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,296,489
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,800
|
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,915
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩538,050
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩414,661
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩152,434
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
|
pay 43.9% more for childcare
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩470,226
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,033,762
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,001
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,510
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,730
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,365
|
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,238
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,419
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,150
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,459
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩124,816
|
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
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