Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 70.5% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
|
Majuro
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$6.84
₩9,374
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.56
₩2,144
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.82
₩1,121
|
|
pay 55.5% more for groceries
|
Majuro
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
$5.72
₩7,837
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$8.47
₩11,614
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$4.85
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$2.90
₩3,970
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.67
₩2,285
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$2.82
₩3,860
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$2.77
₩3,791
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$1.68
₩2,308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.38
₩1,889
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Majuro
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$5.41
₩7,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$41.78
₩57,284
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$8.96
₩12,290
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
|
Majuro
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$592.83
₩812,836
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$384.99
₩527,856
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$3.80
₩5,208
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$3.92
₩5,381
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$52.16
₩71,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$10.63
₩14,581
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$114.47
₩156,946
|
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