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South Korea vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 11.1% more expensive than Micronesia, Federated States of overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 65.0% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 56.4% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 37.6% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in South Korea

The cost of childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in South Korea are more expensive than in Micronesia, Federated States of. Expenses including transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in South Korea. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in South Korea.

If you lived in South Korea instead of Micronesia, Federated States of, you would:

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pay 32.6% less for restaurants

	Micronesia, Federated States of	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$6.72 ₩10,101	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50	$5.50 ₩8,261	-26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25	$1.47 ₩2,203	+17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.00	$0.82 ₩1,240	-79.4%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 65.0% more for groceries

	Micronesia, Federated States of	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.35	$2.87 ₩4,318	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50	$5.63 ₩8,453	+60.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.00	$7.67 ₩11,534	+667.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.25	$2.84 ₩4,262	-60.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27	$3.34 ₩5,013	+47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.72	$3.24 ₩4,862	+18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.39 ₩2,086	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49	$2.80 ₩4,202	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.40 ₩3,612
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.78 ₩2,678	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.20 ₩1,809	-46.9%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 56.4% less for transportation

	Micronesia, Federated States of	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$14.01	$4.40 ₩6,613	-68.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$47.17 ₩70,890
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,440.41 ₩40M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.94	$8.33 ₩12,521	-44.2%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Micronesia, Federated States of	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$198.00	$21.68 ₩32,586	-89.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00	$473.91 ₩712K	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$621.67	$357.19 ₩537K	-42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.24	$132.53 ₩199K	+28.4%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Micronesia, Federated States of	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.00	$378.52 ₩569K	+122.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$15,055.40 ₩23M
Average			+122.7%

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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Micronesia, Federated States of	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$3.12 ₩4,686
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00	$3.57 ₩5,361	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$3.18 ₩4,785	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$49.86 ₩74,927	+149.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.12 ₩15,205
Average			+34.5%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Micronesia, Federated States of	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$66.46 ₩99,872	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.00	$50.68 ₩76,164	-25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.00	$72.74 ₩109K	-33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.00	$103.23 ₩155K	+5.3%
Average			-17.8%

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