Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 10.1% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.38
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 89.3% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.37
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.90
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.89
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 94.9% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.45
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.23
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.60
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.77
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.21
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
|
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