Cost of living comparison

Delaware, USA

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Delaware Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 28.5% cheaper than Delaware.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 15.7% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 7.6% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 53.4% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 67.2% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.9% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in South Korea

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in South Korea.

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South Korea vs. Delaware Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Delaware, you would:

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pay 52.0% less for restaurants

	Delaware	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.25	$6.72 ₩9,319	-61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88	$5.50 ₩7,621	-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57	$1.47 ₩2,033	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04	$0.82 ₩1,144	-59.6%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 15.7% more for groceries

	Delaware	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.01	$2.87 ₩3,984	-4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$5.63 ₩7,799	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76	$7.67 ₩10,641	+104.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07	$2.84 ₩3,932	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$3.34 ₩4,625	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.76	$3.24 ₩4,486	+17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76	$1.39 ₩1,924	+81.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.15	$2.80 ₩3,877	+29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22	$2.40 ₩3,333	+8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45	$1.78 ₩2,471	+23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52	$1.20 ₩1,669	-20.7%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

	Delaware	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08	$4.40 ₩6,101	+43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$47.17 ₩65,403	-21.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,930.31	$26,440.41 ₩37M	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.76	$8.33 ₩11,552	-43.5%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 53.4% less for housing

	Delaware	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.22	$21.68 ₩30,064	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,716.67	$473.91 ₩657K	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.11	$357.19 ₩495K	-74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.78	$132.53 ₩184K	-0.9%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

	Delaware	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,718.33	$378.52 ₩525K	-78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,500.00	$15,055.40 ₩21M	-56.4%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Delaware	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.69	$3.12 ₩4,323	-33.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.97	$3.57 ₩4,946	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.87	$3.18 ₩4,414	-70.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.99	$49.86 ₩69,128	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.06	$10.12 ₩14,028	-22.5%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Delaware	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.50	$66.46 ₩92,142	+21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.70	$50.68 ₩70,269	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.80	$72.74 ₩101K	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.71	$103.23 ₩143K	-9.2%
Average			-0.3%

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