Cost of living comparison

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Seoul vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $8.49
₩12,429
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.30
₩9,218
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.64
₩2,399

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.24
₩4,740
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.79
₩9,943
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.85
₩11,487

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.43
₩6,485
Monthly public transit pass ?? $45.99
₩67,322
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $25,072.36
₩37M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $20.56
₩30,090
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $925.55
₩1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $559.33
₩819K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $360.15
₩527K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $21,667.04
₩32M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.54
₩5,179
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.70
₩5,413
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.18
₩4,661

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $49.77
₩72,846
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $39.49
₩57,806
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $74.94
₩110K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026
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