Cost of living comparison

Austria

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 26.9% cheaper than Austria overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.8% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 31.3% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 25.4% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 45.6% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 8.2% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in South Korea

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

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South Korea vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.8% less for restaurants

	Austria	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.46 €15.54	$7.06 ₩9,422	-59.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.35 €10.99	$6.17 ₩8,230	-50.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 €3.36	$1.53 ₩2,039	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.01 €2.68	$0.88 ₩1,181	-70.6%
Average			-57.8%

Austria vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

	Austria	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 €2.29	$3.04 ₩4,055	+18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.98 €8.00	$6.12 ₩8,174	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 €5.46	$8.23 ₩10,982	+34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.57 €4.06	$2.94 ₩3,923	-35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.11 €5.44	$4.11 ₩5,484	-32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.11	$4.00 ₩5,342	+221.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$1.55 ₩2,069	+54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.21	$3.00 ₩4,000	+121.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.65	$2.63 ₩3,513	+42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$2.03 ₩2,715	+110.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.26 ₩1,685	+30.0%
Average			+31.3%

Austria vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.4% less for transportation

	Austria	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.33	$5.01 ₩6,685	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 €51.19	$46.10 ₩61,538	-19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	$28,394.53 ₩38M	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.10 €21.45	$8.59 ₩11,470	-64.3%
Average			-25.4%

Austria vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.6% less for housing

	Austria	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.97 €32.02	$24.34 ₩32,490	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$964.19 €858.16	$561.73 ₩750K	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$803.82 €715.43	$387.83 ₩518K	-51.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$265.50 €236.31	$153.72 ₩205K	-42.1%
Average			-45.6%

Austria vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 8.2% more for childcare

	Austria	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.81 €496.47	$545.93 ₩729K	-2.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	$20,214.53 ₩27M	+19.5%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Austria	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 €4.75	$3.30 ₩4,403	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.96	$3.66 ₩4,888	-17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.41 €6.59	$3.35 ₩4,467	-54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.11 €41.04	$57.32 ₩76,507	+24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.84 €12.32	$11.28 ₩15,062	-18.5%
Average			-19.1%

Austria vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Austria	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.22 €84.75	$67.53 ₩90,139	-29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.58 €40.57	$53.43 ₩71,316	+17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 €91.61	$78.10 ₩104K	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.01 €106.82	$102.84 ₩137K	-14.3%
Average			-14.3%

Austria vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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