Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 70.6% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$8.12
₩11,188
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$7.20
₩9,922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$1.51
₩2,080
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$2.66
₩3,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$2.29
₩3,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Brazil
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$43.73
₩60,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$9.34
₩12,865
|
|
pay 50.2% more for housing
Brazil
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
$392.42
₩540,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.26
|
$302.43
₩416,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Brazil
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
$342.96
₩472,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
|
pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$2.92
₩4,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.44
|
$44.03
₩60,668
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$8.93
₩12,299
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Brazil
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$91.03
₩125,443
|
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