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South Korea vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 22.6% cheaper than Georgia.

Restaurants: pay 50.7% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 24.4% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 12.1% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 56.3% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 43.6% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in South Korea

The cost of groceries and clothing in South Korea are more expensive than in Georgia. Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 50.7% less for restaurants

	Georgia	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.33	$6.72 ₩9,920	-65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.85	$5.50 ₩8,112	-44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.35	$1.47 ₩2,164	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87	$0.82 ₩1,217	-55.9%
Average			-50.7%

Georgia vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

	Georgia	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.29	$2.87 ₩4,241	-12.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40	$5.63 ₩8,301	+4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61	$7.67 ₩11,326	+112.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64	$2.84 ₩4,186	-22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.74	$3.34 ₩4,923	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.35	$3.24 ₩4,775	+37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$1.39 ₩2,048	+87.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03	$2.80 ₩4,127	+37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94	$2.40 ₩3,548	+24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31	$1.78 ₩2,630	+35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29	$1.20 ₩1,777	-6.5%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

	Georgia	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.95	$4.40 ₩6,494	+49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.48	$47.17 ₩69,616	-20.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,222.12	$26,440.41 ₩39,019,698	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.21	$8.33 ₩12,296	-58.8%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 56.3% less for housing

	Georgia	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.37	$21.68 ₩32,001	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,602.45	$473.91 ₩699,370	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,294.62	$357.19 ₩527,120	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.88	$132.53 ₩195,586	-13.3%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 43.6% less for childcare

	Georgia	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,141.84	$378.52 ₩558,610	-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,947.68	$15,055.40 ₩22,218,164	-20.5%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70	$3.12 ₩4,602	-45.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$3.57 ₩5,265	-28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.86	$3.18 ₩4,699	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.66	$49.86 ₩73,581	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.42	$10.12 ₩14,932	-24.6%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Georgia	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.91	$66.46 ₩98,079	+38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23	$50.68 ₩74,796	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.18	$72.74 ₩107,346	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.56	$103.23 ₩152,349	-5.8%
Average			+10.9%

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