Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 19.6% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$6.13
₩8,242
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.61
|
$5.18
₩6,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.41
₩1,891
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.50
|
$0.67
₩907
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Estonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$2.74
₩3,688
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$8.12
₩10,917
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.40
|
$7.20
₩9,682
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
$2.73
₩3,673
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.93
|
$3.58
₩4,820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$2.90
₩3,894
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.51
₩2,030
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$2.66
₩3,579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$2.29
₩3,083
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$1.40
₩1,878
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.08
₩1,457
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Estonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.69
|
$4.92
₩6,622
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.47
|
$43.73
₩58,798
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,427.03
|
$28,660.56
₩38,536,984
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.83
|
$9.34
₩12,553
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Estonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€24.96
|
$21.09
₩28,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€389.91
|
$392.42
₩527,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€315.16
|
$302.43
₩406,647
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€190.95
|
$111.18
₩149,488
|
|
pay 73.7% more for childcare
Estonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€173.90
|
$342.96
₩461,138
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,549.77
|
$18,987.50
₩25,530,593
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.00
|
$2.92
₩3,924
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.78
|
$3.29
₩4,423
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€4.96
|
$3.45
₩4,639
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.09
|
$44.03
₩59,198
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.68
|
$8.93
₩12,001
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Estonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€76.90
|
$48.44
₩65,135
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€31.46
|
$44.60
₩59,968
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€73.25
|
$75.46
₩101,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€94.88
|
$91.03
₩122,404
|
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