Cost of living comparison

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Seoul vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 2.1 times more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 68.6% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 3.8 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Seoul
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 68.5% more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Seoul

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Seoul are more expensive than in Minsk. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Minsk, you would:

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pay 68.6% more for restaurants

	Minsk	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN26.77	$8.49 ₩12,611	-7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN17.27	$6.30 ₩9,353	+6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.73	$1.64 ₩2,434	+177.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.16	$0.78 ₩1,160	+97.1%
Average			+68.6%

Minsk vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

	Minsk	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.66	$3.24 ₩4,809	+469.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN9.16	$6.79 ₩10,089	+117.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN7.82	$7.85 ₩11,656	+193.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN3.82	$2.93 ₩4,354	+124.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN5.29	$4.67 ₩6,933	+158.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.54	$3.45 ₩5,117	+554.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.22	$1.52 ₩2,264	+101.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.40	$2.35 ₩3,493	+187.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN2.92	$2.77 ₩4,118	+178.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.71	$1.62 ₩2,405	+569.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.78	$1.30 ₩1,927	+389.3%
Average			+276.7%

Minsk vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Minsk	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN8.39	$4.43 ₩6,581	+54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN44.05	$45.99 ₩68,310	+205.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN51,821.13	$25,072.36 ₩37M	+41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN11.23	$10.50 ₩15,596	+173.7%
Average			+118.8%

Minsk vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Minsk	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN28.62	$20.56 ₩30,532	+110.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,398.29	$925.55 ₩1M	+93.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN941.13	$559.33 ₩831K	+74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN113.39	$118.88 ₩177K	+206.9%
Average			+121.2%

Minsk vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 68.5% more for childcare

	Minsk	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN856.49	$360.15 ₩535K	+23.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN29,649.82	$21,667.04 ₩32M	+113.9%
Average			+68.5%

Minsk vs. Seoul - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.02	$3.54 ₩5,255	+242.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN5.02	$3.70 ₩5,493	+115.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN5.61	$3.18 ₩4,729	+66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN84.78	$56.34 ₩83,675	+94.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN13.82	$10.61 ₩15,764	+124.8%
Average			+128.7%

Minsk vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Minsk	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN124.68	$49.77 ₩73,915	+16.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN119.11	$39.49 ₩58,655	-2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN323.88	$74.94 ₩111K	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN273.70	$99.06 ₩147K	+5.9%
Average			-3.1%

Minsk vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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