Cost of living comparison

Nebraska, USA

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Nebraska Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 27.6% cheaper than Nebraska.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 52.0% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 22.0% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in South Korea

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

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South Korea vs. Nebraska Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Nebraska	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.75	$7.06 ₩9,422	-62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89	$6.17 ₩8,230	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.40	$1.53 ₩2,039	-36.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84	$0.88 ₩1,181	-51.9%
Average			-54.5%

Nebraska vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Nebraska	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.81	$3.04 ₩4,055	+8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37	$6.12 ₩8,174	+14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32	$8.23 ₩10,982	+148.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.12	$2.94 ₩3,923	-28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.24	$4.11 ₩5,484	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.53	$4.00 ₩5,342	+58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$1.55 ₩2,069	+73.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27	$3.00 ₩4,000	+32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95	$2.63 ₩3,513	+35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03	$2.03 ₩2,715	+98.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.42	$1.26 ₩1,685	-11.2%
Average			+30.2%

Nebraska vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Nebraska	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85	$5.01 ₩6,685	+30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.67	$46.10 ₩61,538	-18.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,790.00	$28,394.53 ₩38M	-13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.41	$8.59 ₩11,470	-44.2%
Average			-5.9%

Nebraska vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.0% less for housing

	Nebraska	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.93	$24.34 ₩32,490	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,173.46	$561.73 ₩750K	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$975.28	$387.83 ₩518K	-60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.50	$153.72 ₩205K	-10.4%
Average			-52.0%

Nebraska vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 22.0% less for childcare

	Nebraska	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$941.62	$545.93 ₩729K	-42.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,239.33	$20,214.53 ₩27M	+5.1%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nebraska	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.25	$3.30 ₩4,403	-37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42	$3.66 ₩4,888	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.96	$3.35 ₩4,467	-62.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.00	$57.32 ₩76,507	+17.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.38	$11.28 ₩15,062	-21.5%
Average			-25.3%

Nebraska vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Nebraska	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.16	$67.53 ₩90,139	+37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.36	$53.43 ₩71,316	+35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01	$78.10 ₩104K	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.94	$102.84 ₩137K	-15.0%
Average			+6.8%

Nebraska vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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