Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 15.6% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$545.46
|
$6.84
₩9,397
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
$6.08
₩8,353
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.72
|
$1.56
₩2,149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.41
|
$0.82
₩1,124
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
$3.17
₩4,361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$223.26
|
$5.72
₩7,857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$163.22
|
$8.47
₩11,643
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
$3.83
₩5,267
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$168.67
|
$4.85
₩6,668
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.86
|
$2.90
₩3,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.53
|
$1.67
₩2,291
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.50
|
$2.82
₩3,870
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.86
|
$2.77
₩3,801
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.63
|
$1.68
₩2,314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.60
|
$1.38
₩1,893
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$288.30
|
$5.41
₩7,434
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
$41.78
₩57,426
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
$31,904.23
₩43,852,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$738.85
|
$8.96
₩12,320
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
$21.92
₩30,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
$768.77
₩1,056,673
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
$592.83
₩814,848
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
$138.80
₩190,774
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
$384.99
₩529,163
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
$18,449.76
₩25,359,102
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.01
|
$3.80
₩5,220
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$149.97
|
$3.92
₩5,395
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
$3.42
₩4,698
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
$52.16
₩71,697
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$366.95
|
$10.63
₩14,617
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
$60.78
₩83,536
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
$43.57
₩59,892
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
$72.02
₩98,985
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
$114.47
₩157,334
|
|
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