Cost of living comparison

Isle of Man

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 29.2% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% less in Seoul
Groceries: pay 51.4% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 40.8% less in Seoul
Housing: pay 49.0% less in Seoul
Childcare: pay 55.1% less in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Seoul
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.3% less for restaurants

	Douglas	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.38 £22.02	$8.49 ₩13,239	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 £7.60	$6.30 ₩9,819	-37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 £2.02	$1.64 ₩2,555	-39.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 £1.49	$0.78 ₩1,217	-60.8%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 51.4% more for groceries

	Douglas	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 £1.69	$3.24 ₩5,049	+43.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.56 £2.67	$6.79 ₩10,592	+90.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.28 £6.20	$7.85 ₩12,236	-5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 £3.74	$2.93 ₩4,571	-41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 £2.72	$4.67 ₩7,279	+28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$3.45 ₩5,372	+213.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.61	$1.52 ₩2,377	+86.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.98	$2.35 ₩3,667	+80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.34	$2.77 ₩4,323	+54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$1.62 ₩2,525	+18.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$1.30 ₩2,023	-4.7%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 40.8% less for transportation

	Douglas	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.98 £5.98	$4.43 ₩6,908	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.03 £66.72	$45.99 ₩71,713	-48.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,200.43 £25,631.75	$25,072.36 ₩39M	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.70 £14.01	$10.50 ₩16,373	-43.8%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 49.0% less for housing

	Douglas	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.34 £55.71	$20.56 ₩32,053	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,259.12 £943.66	$925.55 ₩1M	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,096.96 £822.13	$559.33 ₩872K	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$228.92 £171.57	$118.88 ₩185K	-48.1%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 55.1% less for childcare

	Douglas	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,671.96 £1,253.06	$360.15 ₩562K	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,716.53 £23,770.17	$21,667.04 ₩34M	-31.7%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.90	$3.54 ₩5,516	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 £3.92	$3.70 ₩5,766	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.03 £16.51	$3.18 ₩4,965	-85.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.44 £49.04	$56.34 ₩87,843	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.03 £12.01	$10.61 ₩16,549	-33.8%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Douglas	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.82 £72.56	$49.77 ₩77,597	-48.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.07 £33.78	$39.49 ₩61,577	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.40 £84.24	$74.94 ₩117K	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.90 £58.38	$99.06 ₩154K	+27.2%
Average			-16.8%

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