Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 0.0% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Italy, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Italy
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$6.13
₩8,425
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$5.18
₩7,118
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.41
₩1,933
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.67
₩928
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Italy
|
South Korea
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$2.74
₩3,770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$8.12
₩11,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$7.20
₩9,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.73
₩3,755
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$3.58
₩4,927
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$2.90
₩3,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.51
₩2,075
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$2.66
₩3,658
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$2.29
₩3,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.40
₩1,920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.08
₩1,490
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$4.92
₩6,769
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$43.73
₩60,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$28,660.56
₩39,393,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$9.34
₩12,832
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
Italy
|
South Korea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$21.09
₩28,987
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$392.42
₩539,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$302.43
₩415,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$111.18
₩152,811
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
Italy
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$342.96
₩471,391
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$18,987.50
₩26,098,224
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
South Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$2.92
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$3.29
₩4,521
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$3.45
₩4,742
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$44.03
₩60,514
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$8.93
₩12,268
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Italy
|
South Korea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$48.44
₩66,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$44.60
₩61,301
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$75.46
₩103,715
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$91.03
₩125,126
|
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