Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 4.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$6.13
₩8,425
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$5.18
₩7,118
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$1.41
₩1,933
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$0.67
₩928
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$2.74
₩3,770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$8.12
₩11,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$7.20
₩9,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$2.73
₩3,755
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$3.58
₩4,927
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$2.90
₩3,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$1.51
₩2,075
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$2.66
₩3,658
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$2.29
₩3,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$1.40
₩1,920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$1.08
₩1,490
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$4.92
₩6,769
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$43.73
₩60,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$28,660.56
₩39,393,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$9.34
₩12,832
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Egypt
|
South Korea
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$21.09
₩28,987
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$392.42
₩539,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$302.43
₩415,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$111.18
₩152,811
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$342.96
₩471,391
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$18,987.50
₩26,098,224
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$2.92
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$3.29
₩4,521
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$3.45
₩4,742
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$44.03
₩60,514
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$8.93
₩12,268
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$48.44
₩66,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$44.60
₩61,301
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$75.46
₩103,715
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$91.03
₩125,126
|
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