Cost of living comparison

Nebraska, USA

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Nebraska Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 23.1% cheaper than Nebraska.

Restaurants: pay 52.7% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 23.9% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 52.6% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 48.4% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Nebraska Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.7% less for restaurants

	Nebraska	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.75	$6.72 ₩10,271	-62.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$5.50 ₩8,400	-54.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59	$1.47 ₩2,240	-43.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69	$0.82 ₩1,260	-51.1%
Average			-52.7%

Nebraska vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.9% more for groceries

	Nebraska	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.98	$2.87 ₩4,391	-3.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41	$5.63 ₩8,595	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.34	$7.67 ₩11,727	+129.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.65	$2.84 ₩4,334	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.18	$3.34 ₩5,098	-20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.59	$3.24 ₩4,944	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$1.39 ₩2,121	+51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.63	$2.80 ₩4,273	+6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99	$2.40 ₩3,673	+21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.78 ₩2,723	+82.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.34	$1.20 ₩1,840	-10.4%
Average			+23.9%

Nebraska vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Nebraska	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.99	$4.40 ₩6,724	+47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.67	$47.17 ₩72,081	-16.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,074.87	$26,440.41 ₩40M	-20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.39	$8.33 ₩12,731	-45.9%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 52.6% less for housing

	Nebraska	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.67	$21.68 ₩33,134	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.38	$473.91 ₩724K	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$947.12	$357.19 ₩546K	-62.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$169.30	$132.53 ₩203K	-21.7%
Average			-52.6%

Nebraska vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 48.4% less for childcare

	Nebraska	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$894.38	$378.52 ₩578K	-57.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,673.50	$15,055.40 ₩23M	-39.0%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nebraska	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.25	$3.12 ₩4,764	-40.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.41	$3.57 ₩5,452	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.21	$3.18 ₩4,865	-65.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.75	$49.86 ₩76,186	+2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25	$10.12 ₩15,461	-29.0%
Average			-33.3%

Nebraska vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Nebraska	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33	$66.46 ₩102K	+37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.12	$50.68 ₩77,444	+36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.70	$72.74 ₩111K	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40	$103.23 ₩158K	-12.8%
Average			+10.3%

Nebraska 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: June 2026

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