Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.3% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Canada, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$6.84
₩9,421
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$6.08
₩8,375
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.56
₩2,154
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Canada
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$5.72
₩7,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$8.47
₩11,674
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$4.85
₩6,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$2.90
₩3,990
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.67
₩2,297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$2.82
₩3,880
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$2.77
₩3,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$1.68
₩2,320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$1.38
₩1,898
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Canada
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
$5.41
₩7,453
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
$41.78
₩57,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
$31,904.23
₩43,966,837
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
$8.96
₩12,353
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Canada
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
$21.92
₩30,201
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
$768.77
₩1,059,435
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
$592.83
₩816,979
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
$138.80
₩191,273
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
Canada
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
$384.99
₩530,546
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
$18,449.76
₩25,425,395
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$3.80
₩5,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$3.92
₩5,409
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$3.42
₩4,711
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
$52.16
₩71,885
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$10.63
₩14,656
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Canada
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
$60.78
₩83,755
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
$43.57
₩60,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
$72.02
₩99,244
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
$114.47
₩157,746
|
|
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