Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.4% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Seoul instead of France, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.08
|
$6.84
₩9,421
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.33
|
$6.08
₩8,375
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$1.56
₩2,154
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$5.72
₩7,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$8.47
₩11,674
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.25
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.85
₩6,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.90
₩3,990
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.67
₩2,297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$2.82
₩3,880
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$2.77
₩3,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.68
₩2,320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.38
₩1,898
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.33
|
$5.41
₩7,453
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.03
|
$41.78
₩57,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,516.32
|
$31,904.23
₩43,966,837
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.87
|
$8.96
₩12,353
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.92
|
$21.92
₩30,201
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€711.11
|
$768.77
₩1,059,435
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.95
|
$592.83
₩816,979
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.24
|
$138.80
₩191,273
|
|
pay 10.1% more for childcare
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€630.34
|
$384.99
₩530,546
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,572.64
|
$18,449.76
₩25,425,395
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$3.80
₩5,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.92
₩5,409
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.38
|
$3.42
₩4,711
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.51
|
$52.16
₩71,885
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.49
|
$10.63
₩14,656
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
France
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.63
|
$60.78
₩83,755
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.37
|
$43.57
₩60,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.05
|
$72.02
₩99,244
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.72
|
$114.47
₩157,746
|
|
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