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South Korea vs. Mississippi Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 9.1% cheaper than Mississippi.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 35.9% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 45.1% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 19.7% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in South Korea

The cost of groceries, clothing, and transportation in South Korea are more expensive than in Mississippi. Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Mississippi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Mississippi, you would:

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pay 43.0% less for restaurants

	Mississippi	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$6.72 ₩9,839	-55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25	$5.50 ₩8,047	-40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.03	$1.47 ₩2,146	-27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60	$0.82 ₩1,207	-48.4%
Average			-43.0%

Mississippi vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.9% more for groceries

	Mississippi	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88	$2.87 ₩4,206	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37	$5.63 ₩8,234	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.77	$7.67 ₩11,235	+103.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67	$2.84 ₩4,152	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.43	$3.34 ₩4,883	-24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.08	$3.24 ₩4,736	+55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69	$1.39 ₩2,031	+102.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48	$2.80 ₩4,093	+89.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69	$2.40 ₩3,519	+41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44	$1.78 ₩2,609	+23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99	$1.20 ₩1,762	+21.5%
Average			+35.9%

Mississippi vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Mississippi	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.72	$4.40 ₩6,441	+62.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.67	$47.17 ₩69,052	+16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,290.03	$26,440.41 ₩39M	-20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.11	$8.33 ₩12,196	-48.3%
Average			+2.3%

Mississippi vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.1% less for housing

	Mississippi	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.95	$21.68 ₩31,741	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,110.65	$473.91 ₩694K	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$940.77	$357.19 ₩523K	-62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.85	$132.53 ₩194K	+7.9%
Average			-45.1%

Mississippi vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 19.7% less for childcare

	Mississippi	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,156.92	$378.52 ₩554K	-67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,768.14	$15,055.40 ₩22M	+27.9%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mississippi	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.57	$3.12 ₩4,564	-31.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95	$3.57 ₩5,222	-28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.36	$3.18 ₩4,661	-61.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.56	$49.86 ₩72,985	+63.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.34	$10.12 ₩14,811	-2.1%
Average			-12.1%

Mississippi vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Mississippi	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.71	$66.46 ₩97,284	+71.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.36	$50.68 ₩74,190	+16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.31	$72.74 ₩106K	-15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.51	$103.23 ₩151K	-0.3%
Average			+18.2%

Mississippi vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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