Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 11.8% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.29
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Cyprus
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$8.12
₩11,188
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$7.20
₩9,922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.51
₩2,080
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$2.66
₩3,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$2.29
₩3,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.23
|
$43.73
₩60,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.38
|
$9.34
₩12,865
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
Cyprus
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.29
|
$392.42
₩540,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.52
|
$302.43
₩416,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
|
pay 88.0% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.28
|
$342.96
₩472,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$2.92
₩4,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.90
|
$44.03
₩60,668
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.42
|
$8.93
₩12,299
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.48
|
$91.03
₩125,443
|
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