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South Korea vs. Arkansas Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 15.2% cheaper than Arkansas.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 42.2% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 51.8% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 43.8% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in South Korea

The cost of groceries, clothing, and transportation in South Korea are more expensive than in Arkansas. Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Arkansas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Arkansas, you would:

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pay 52.6% less for restaurants

	Arkansas	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.64	$6.72 ₩10,137	-61.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.93	$5.50 ₩8,290	-49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.51	$1.47 ₩2,211	-41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93	$0.82 ₩1,244	-57.2%
Average			-52.6%

Arkansas vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.2% more for groceries

	Arkansas	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$2.87 ₩4,334	-11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50	$5.63 ₩8,483	+2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$7.67 ₩11,574	+93.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.55	$2.84 ₩4,277	-20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.65	$3.34 ₩5,031	-28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02	$3.24 ₩4,879	+60.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62	$1.39 ₩2,093	+125.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36	$2.80 ₩4,217	+105.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52	$2.40 ₩3,625	+58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07	$1.78 ₩2,688	+66.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07	$1.20 ₩1,816	+12.4%
Average			+42.2%

Arkansas vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Arkansas	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79	$4.40 ₩6,636	+57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.67	$47.17 ₩71,141	+32.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,285.97	$26,440.41 ₩40M	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.84	$8.33 ₩12,565	-39.8%
Average			+10.1%

Arkansas vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Arkansas	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.56	$21.68 ₩32,701	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,168.77	$473.91 ₩715K	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$935.60	$357.19 ₩539K	-61.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.48	$132.53 ₩200K	-17.9%
Average			-51.8%

Arkansas vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 43.8% less for childcare

	Arkansas	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.29	$378.52 ₩571K	-62.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,052.00	$15,055.40 ₩23M	-24.9%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Arkansas	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.21	$3.12 ₩4,702	-40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04	$3.57 ₩5,380	-29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.05	$3.18 ₩4,802	-60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.35	$49.86 ₩75,193	+26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86	$10.12 ₩15,259	-21.3%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Arkansas	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.00	$66.46 ₩100K	+30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19	$50.68 ₩76,434	+29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.86	$72.74 ₩110K	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.24	$103.23 ₩156K	+11.9%
Average			+14.3%

Arkansas vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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