Cost of living comparison

Comoros

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 22.9% more expensive than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 3.3% less in Seoul
Housing: pay 13.0% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Seoul

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Seoul are more expensive than in Moroni. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Seoul. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

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Seoul vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KMF2,722	$8.96 ₩12,215	+45.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 KMF3,519	$7.46 ₩10,179	-6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 KMF440	$1.58 ₩2,158	+58.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KMF285	$0.79 ₩1,072	+22.1%
Average			+23.6%

Moroni vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Moroni	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KMF251	$3.10 ₩4,224	+446.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KMF1,703	$8.84 ₩12,055	+129.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.30 KMF7,206	$7.79 ₩10,629	-52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 KMF2,217	$3.61 ₩4,917	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.74 ₩6,466
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 KMF1,010	$3.46 ₩4,724	+51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.57 ₩2,136
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.59 ₩3,537
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 KMF826	$2.83 ₩3,864	+51.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 KMF902	$1.66 ₩2,259	-18.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 KMF620	$1.16 ₩1,575	-17.6%
Average			+26.6%

Moroni vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3% less for transportation

	Moroni	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.40 KMF5,040	$5.53 ₩7,545	-51.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 KMF14,229	$46.28 ₩63,112	+43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,057.90 KMF8M	$29,385.60 ₩40M	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 KMF3,785	$8.51 ₩11,604	-0.6%
Average			-3.3%

Moroni vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.0% more for housing

	Moroni	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.74 KMF32,593	$20.82 ₩28,392	-71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 KMF322K	$886.39 ₩1M	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$604.66 KMF267K	$620.25 ₩846K	+2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 KMF37,847	$162.69 ₩222K	+90.0%
Average			+13.0%

Moroni vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Moroni	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$398.63 KMF176K	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+383.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,067.24 KMF6M	$22,602.27 ₩31M	+60.7%
Average			+178.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KMF460	$3.73 ₩5,090	+258.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 KMF777	$4.10 ₩5,593	+133.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.36 ₩4,581
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$58.22 ₩79,399
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 KMF2,876	$11.20 ₩15,269	+72.1%
Average			+136.8%

Moroni vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Moroni	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.47 KMF26,726	$57.88 ₩78,937	-4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.47 KMF26,726	$32.77 ₩44,695	-45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.73 KMF48,502	$69.99 ₩95,451	-36.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.10 KMF37,614	$82.45 ₩112K	-3.1%
Average			-24.8%

Moroni vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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