Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 0.6% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,729
|
$7.61
€6.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩998
|
$1.43
€1.31
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,152
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,553
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,834
|
$3.17
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,742
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,372
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,750
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,288
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,489
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,198
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
$26.03
€23.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
$25,571.83
€23,504.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
$12.02
€11.05
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
South Korea
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
$19.97
€18.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩571,118
|
$574.42
€527.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩447,700
|
$479.28
€440.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
$175.37
€161.20
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩523,473
|
$376.22
€345.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
$7,374.05
€6,777.86
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩3,962
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,676
|
$2.33
€2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
$5.14
€4.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩66,298
|
$40.30
€37.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
$8.28
€7.61
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
$65.69
€60.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
$36.31
€33.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
$80.32
€73.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩133,835
|
$85.31
€78.41
|
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