Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Seoul instead of Longyearbyen, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Longyearbyen
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Longyearbyen
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Longyearbyen
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Longyearbyen
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$140.47
₩192,598
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Longyearbyen
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Longyearbyen
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Longyearbyen
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.92
₩117,802
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$127.28
₩174,509
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