Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 46.9% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.02
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.18
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.23
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.56
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.96
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.26
|
$8.12
₩11,189
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.17
|
$7.20
₩9,923
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.95
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.12
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.35
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.87
|
$1.51
₩2,081
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.10
|
$2.66
₩3,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.15
|
$2.29
₩3,160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.76
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.73
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.82
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn273.58
|
$43.73
₩60,262
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn169,229.83
|
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.72
|
$9.34
₩12,866
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn179.80
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,765.47
|
$392.42
₩540,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,214.81
|
$302.43
₩416,775
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn926.11
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn998.45
|
$342.96
₩472,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,934.88
|
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.62
|
$2.92
₩4,022
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.31
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.19
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn274.25
|
$44.03
₩60,673
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.95
|
$8.93
₩12,300
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn499.85
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn241.59
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn552.22
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn573.19
|
$91.03
₩125,453
|
|
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