Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 93.8% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Havana, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Havana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Havana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Havana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Havana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
Havana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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