Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 12.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.60
|
$6.13
₩8,425
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$5.18
₩7,118
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.41
₩1,933
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.67
₩928
|
|
pay 70.3% more for groceries
Ireland
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.74
₩3,770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$8.12
₩11,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$7.20
₩9,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$2.73
₩3,755
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$3.58
₩4,927
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$2.90
₩3,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.51
₩2,075
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$2.66
₩3,658
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$2.29
₩3,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.40
₩1,920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.08
₩1,490
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$4.92
₩6,769
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.69
|
$43.73
₩60,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
$28,660.56
₩39,393,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.08
|
$9.34
₩12,832
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
$21.09
₩28,987
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
$392.42
₩539,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
$302.43
₩415,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
$111.18
₩152,811
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
Ireland
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.20
|
$342.96
₩471,391
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
$18,987.50
₩26,098,224
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
South Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$2.92
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$3.29
₩4,521
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$3.45
₩4,742
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.22
|
$44.03
₩60,514
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$8.93
₩12,268
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
South Korea
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
$48.44
₩66,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
$44.60
₩61,301
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
$75.46
₩103,715
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.88
|
$91.03
₩125,126
|
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