Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 1.9% cheaper than Kansas.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Kansas, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Kansas
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.43
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 48.6% more for groceries
Kansas
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$8.12
₩11,188
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$7.20
₩9,922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.02
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.51
₩2,080
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$2.66
₩3,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$2.29
₩3,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Kansas
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.57
|
$43.73
₩60,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,141.43
|
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.23
|
$9.34
₩12,865
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Kansas
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.37
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$897.51
|
$392.42
₩540,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$757.86
|
$302.43
₩416,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.46
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
|
pay 30.2% more for childcare
Kansas
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.33
|
$342.96
₩472,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,433.33
|
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kansas
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
|
$2.92
₩4,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.31
|
$44.03
₩60,668
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
|
$8.93
₩12,299
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Kansas
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.69
|
$91.03
₩125,443
|
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