Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 6.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Germany, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Germany
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.83
|
$6.13
₩8,242
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
$5.18
₩6,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$1.41
₩1,891
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.19
|
$0.67
₩907
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
Germany
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$2.74
₩3,688
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.21
|
$8.12
₩10,917
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$7.20
₩9,682
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
$2.73
₩3,673
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$3.58
₩4,820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$2.90
₩3,894
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$1.51
₩2,030
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$2.66
₩3,579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$2.29
₩3,083
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.40
₩1,878
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$1.08
₩1,457
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.65
|
$4.92
₩6,622
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€67.66
|
$43.73
₩58,798
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
$28,660.56
₩38,536,984
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.17
|
$9.34
₩12,553
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Germany
|
South Korea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
$21.09
₩28,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€699.68
|
$392.42
₩527,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€532.24
|
$302.43
₩406,647
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
$111.18
₩149,488
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
Germany
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€300.03
|
$342.96
₩461,138
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
$18,987.50
₩25,530,593
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
South Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$2.92
₩3,924
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.01
|
$3.29
₩4,423
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
$3.45
₩4,639
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.02
|
$44.03
₩59,198
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.12
|
$8.93
₩12,001
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Germany
|
South Korea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
$48.44
₩65,135
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
$44.60
₩59,968
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
$75.46
₩101,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€104.51
|
$91.03
₩122,404
|
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