Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 91.8% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Georgia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.82
|
$6.13
₩8,404
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.07
|
$5.18
₩7,101
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
$1.41
₩1,929
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
$0.67
₩925
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Georgia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
$2.74
₩3,761
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.65
|
$8.12
₩11,132
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL19.96
|
$7.20
₩9,872
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.30
|
$2.73
₩3,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.81
|
$3.58
₩4,915
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
$2.90
₩3,971
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
$1.51
₩2,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
$2.66
₩3,649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
$2.29
₩3,144
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$1.40
₩1,915
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
$1.08
₩1,486
|
|
pay 94.9% more for transportation
Georgia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.09
|
$4.92
₩6,752
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.24
|
$43.73
₩59,957
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL48,945.69
|
$28,660.56
₩39,296,489
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.66
|
$9.34
₩12,800
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
Georgia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.81
|
$21.09
₩28,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,376.49
|
$392.42
₩538,050
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL962.24
|
$302.43
₩414,661
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL153.98
|
$111.18
₩152,434
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL424.00
|
$342.96
₩470,226
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,802.80
|
$18,987.50
₩26,033,762
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
$2.92
₩4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.19
|
$3.29
₩4,510
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.05
|
$3.45
₩4,730
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.33
|
$44.03
₩60,365
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.70
|
$8.93
₩12,238
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Georgia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL206.54
|
$48.44
₩66,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL163.75
|
$44.60
₩61,150
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL333.00
|
$75.46
₩103,459
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL343.96
|
$91.03
₩124,816
|
|
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