Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 9.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Seoul instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.19
|
$8.11
₩11,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.03
|
$5.90
₩8,157
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$1.53
₩2,109
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.82
₩1,137
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.14
|
$3.09
₩4,274
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$6.06
₩8,377
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.52
|
$8.19
₩11,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.89
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.87
|
$4.76
₩6,582
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.94
|
$3.12
₩4,315
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.57
₩2,175
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$2.58
₩3,569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$2.72
₩3,755
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$1.91
₩2,639
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$1.42
₩1,957
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.67
|
$4.69
₩6,484
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.31
|
$45.15
₩62,452
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,273.57
|
$27,815.53
₩38,471,382
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.33
|
$9.44
₩13,051
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.52
|
$23.52
₩32,531
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£961.26
|
$873.53
₩1,208,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£765.21
|
$528.87
₩731,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.07
|
$140.47
₩194,282
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,120.05
|
$381.75
₩527,995
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,160.97
|
$20,838.36
₩28,821,334
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.25
|
$3.69
₩5,098
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.08
|
$3.88
₩5,362
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.84
|
$3.32
₩4,588
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.40
|
$52.67
₩72,841
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.11
|
$11.06
₩15,294
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.15
|
$60.77
₩84,054
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.12
|
$44.72
₩61,847
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.06
|
$85.92
₩118,832
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.32
|
$127.28
₩176,035
|
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