Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 9.1% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.94
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.89
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€37.18
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,721.38
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.72
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.74
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€850.68
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€685.23
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€176.49
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 32.9% more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€435.39
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,474.43
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.83
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.94
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€120.09
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Seoul or Ljubljana. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.