Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 21.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.26
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.97
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
South Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.96
|
$8.12
₩11,189
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$7.20
₩9,923
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.54
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.51
₩2,081
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$2.66
₩3,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$2.29
₩3,160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.69
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.13
|
$43.73
₩60,262
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,511.46
|
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.81
|
$9.34
₩12,866
|
|
pay 63.1% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
South Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.24
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,589.89
|
$392.42
₩540,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,415.16
|
$302.43
₩416,775
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€156.00
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
|
pay 3.1% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€809.13
|
$342.96
₩472,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,505.49
|
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.70
|
$2.92
₩4,022
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.18
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.44
|
$44.03
₩60,673
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.62
|
$8.93
₩12,300
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
South Korea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.06
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.50
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.75
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.25
|
$91.03
₩125,453
|
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