Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 68.9% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽804.51
|
$6.84
₩9,439
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
$6.08
₩8,390
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.32
|
$1.56
₩2,158
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.27
|
$0.82
₩1,129
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
$3.17
₩4,380
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽482.98
|
$5.72
₩7,892
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽375.02
|
$8.47
₩11,695
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
$3.83
₩5,291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽186.31
|
$4.85
₩6,698
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.78
|
$2.90
₩3,997
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.92
|
$1.67
₩2,301
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.37
|
$2.82
₩3,887
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽130.85
|
$2.77
₩3,818
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.11
|
$1.68
₩2,324
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.67
|
$1.38
₩1,902
|
|
pay 71.4% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽230.75
|
$5.41
₩7,467
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
$41.78
₩57,681
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
$31,904.23
₩44,046,975
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽367.78
|
$8.96
₩12,375
|
|
pay 75.4% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
$21.92
₩30,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
$768.77
₩1,061,366
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
$592.83
₩818,468
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
$138.80
₩191,621
|
|
pay 40.6% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
$384.99
₩531,513
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
$18,449.76
₩25,471,738
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽287.32
|
$3.80
₩5,244
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽239.66
|
$3.92
₩5,419
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
$3.42
₩4,719
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
$52.16
₩72,016
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽574.65
|
$10.63
₩14,682
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
$60.78
₩83,907
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
$43.57
₩60,158
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
$72.02
₩99,424
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
$114.47
₩158,033
|
|
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