Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Angeles Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 2.1 times more expensive than Angeles.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 93.4% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 90.0% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 96.7% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.8% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 33.0% more in Seoul

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation in Seoul are more expensive than in Angeles. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

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Seoul vs. Angeles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Angeles, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Angeles	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 ₱158.61	$8.49 ₩12,027	+229.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.83 ₱173.94	$6.30 ₩8,920	+122.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 ₱53.93	$1.64 ₩2,321	+86.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 ₱23.79	$0.78 ₩1,106	+101.7%
Average			+135.0%

Angeles vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.4% more for groceries

	Angeles	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱87.94	$3.24 ₩4,586	+126.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 ₱277.56	$6.79 ₩9,622	+50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.18 ₱379.59	$7.85 ₩11,116	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 ₱113.67	$2.93 ₩4,153	+58.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 ₱112.52	$4.67 ₩6,612	+155.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱91.13	$3.45 ₩4,880	+132.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱40.00	$1.52 ₩2,159	+134.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 ₱102.28	$2.35 ₩3,331	+41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ₱44.70	$2.77 ₩3,927	+281.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 ₱73.14	$1.62 ₩2,294	+36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.53 ₱94.13	$1.30 ₩1,837	-15.3%
Average			+93.4%

Angeles vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.0% more for transportation

	Angeles	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱253.21	$4.43 ₩6,276	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.99 ₩65,145
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,395.14 ₱2M	$25,072.36 ₩36M	-36.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.63 ₱161.78	$10.50 ₩14,873	+298.9%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 96.7% more for housing

	Angeles	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.25 ₱1,920.57	$20.56 ₩29,117	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.59 ₱20,442.86	$925.55 ₩1M	+178.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$172.03 ₱10,573.90	$559.33 ₩792K	+225.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.23 ₱6,222.28	$118.88 ₩168K	+17.4%
Average			+96.7%

Angeles vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Angeles	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.75 ₱5,639.41	$360.15 ₩510K	+292.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,167.97 ₱441K	$21,667.04 ₩31M	+202.3%
Average			+247.4%

Angeles vs. Seoul - Cost of childcare

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pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Angeles	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱74.02	$3.54 ₩5,011	+193.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 ₱121.60	$3.70 ₩5,238	+86.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 ₱174.47	$3.18 ₩4,510	+12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.82 ₱1,771.13	$56.34 ₩79,798	+95.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.16 ₱317.22	$10.61 ₩15,034	+105.6%
Average			+98.8%

Angeles vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

	Angeles	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.69 ₱2,009.04	$49.77 ₩70,491	+52.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.66 ₱1,515.59	$39.49 ₩55,937	+60.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.95 ₱4,053.33	$74.94 ₩106K	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.76 ₱5,762.77	$99.06 ₩140K	+5.7%
Average			+33.0%

Angeles vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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