Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 25.6% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.96
|
$6.84
₩9,193
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.36
|
$6.08
₩8,171
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.15
|
$1.56
₩2,102
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.27
|
$0.82
₩1,099
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Canberra
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.52
|
$3.17
₩4,266
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.85
|
$5.72
₩7,686
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.95
|
$8.47
₩11,390
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.29
|
$3.83
₩5,153
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.56
|
$4.85
₩6,523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.25
|
$2.90
₩3,893
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$1.67
₩2,241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.45
|
$2.82
₩3,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.79
|
$2.77
₩3,718
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.79
|
$1.68
₩2,263
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.48
|
$1.38
₩1,852
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.37
|
$5.41
₩7,272
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$153.59
|
$41.78
₩56,177
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,718.55
|
$31,904.23
₩42,898,423
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.45
|
$8.96
₩12,052
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Canberra
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.34
|
$21.92
₩29,467
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,800.37
|
$768.77
₩1,033,690
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,294.04
|
$592.83
₩797,126
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$281.29
|
$138.80
₩186,625
|
|
pay 23.7% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,588.04
|
$384.99
₩517,654
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,817.49
|
$18,449.76
₩24,807,546
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.29
|
$3.80
₩5,107
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.74
|
$3.92
₩5,277
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.84
|
$3.42
₩4,596
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.29
|
$52.16
₩70,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.48
|
$10.63
₩14,299
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$143.53
|
$60.78
₩81,719
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$111.61
|
$43.57
₩58,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$206.60
|
$72.02
₩96,832
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$281.14
|
$114.47
₩153,912
|
|
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