Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 4.5 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Seoul instead of India, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
India
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹207.47
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹329.33
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.80
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.27
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for groceries
India
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.63
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹213.51
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.36
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.55
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.42
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.07
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.30
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.13
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.27
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.41
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
India
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹391.47
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹838.81
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,117,253.68
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹248.20
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
India
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹640.14
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,374.94
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,432.81
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,401.95
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
India
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,885.03
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹137,403.00
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.63
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.21
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹303.58
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,343.51
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹282.27
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
India
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,965.68
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,066.26
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,427.25
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,565.95
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
|
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