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South Korea vs. Israel Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 27.0% cheaper than Israel overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 49.2% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 38.5% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 45.7% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 20.3% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in South Korea

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Israel Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Israel, you would:

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pay 62.6% less for restaurants

	Israel	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.27 ₪68.56	$6.72 ₩9,912	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.70 ₪53.83	$5.50 ₩8,106	-67.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.94 ₪9.49	$1.47 ₩2,162	-50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 ₪7.53	$0.82 ₩1,216	-64.7%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 49.2% more for groceries

	Israel	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 ₪8.58	$2.87 ₩4,237	+7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.17 ₪26.32	$5.63 ₩8,294	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.81 ₪25.17	$7.67 ₩11,317	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.25 ₪13.69	$2.84 ₩4,182	-33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.14 ₪16.58	$3.34 ₩4,919	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 ₪5.25	$3.24 ₩4,771	+98.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 ₪3.44	$1.39 ₩2,046	+30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 ₪3.00	$2.80 ₩4,123	+200.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ₪3.67	$2.40 ₩3,545	+111.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ₪2.46	$1.78 ₩2,628	+133.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 ₪2.42	$1.20 ₩1,775	+60.2%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 38.5% less for transportation

	Israel	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.15 ₪26.26	$4.40 ₩6,489	-46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.78 ₪205.56	$47.17 ₩69,558	-26.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,327.76 ₪146,089.33	$26,440.41 ₩38,987,177	-41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.00 ₪45.13	$8.33 ₩12,286	-40.5%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 45.7% less for housing

	Israel	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.28 ₪97.60	$21.68 ₩31,974	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,182.96 ₪3,812.62	$473.91 ₩698,787	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.96 ₪3,193.83	$357.19 ₩526,681	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.46 ₪613.86	$132.53 ₩195,423	-30.4%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

	Israel	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,022.81 ₪3,296.47	$378.52 ₩558,145	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,300.36 ₪39,643.51	$15,055.40 ₩22,199,645	+22.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Israel	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.92 ₪28.76	$3.12 ₩4,598	-65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 ₪13.61	$3.57 ₩5,261	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.09 ₪35.75	$3.18 ₩4,695	-71.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.05 ₪232.21	$49.86 ₩73,520	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.01 ₪41.92	$10.12 ₩14,919	-22.2%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Israel	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.85 ₪299.25	$66.46 ₩97,997	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.69 ₪208.49	$50.68 ₩74,734	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.62 ₪404.87	$72.74 ₩107,257	-42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.11 ₪458.02	$103.23 ₩152,222	-27.4%
Average			-29.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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