Cost of living comparison

Nevada, USA

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Nevada Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 39.9% cheaper than Nevada.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 64.2% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 38.0% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 14.2% more in South Korea

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

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South Korea vs. Nevada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.6% less for restaurants

	Nevada	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.25	$7.06 ₩9,422	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.38	$6.17 ₩8,230	-50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.22	$1.53 ₩2,039	-52.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$0.88 ₩1,181	-59.9%
Average			-62.6%

Nevada vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Nevada	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.54	$3.04 ₩4,055	-14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59	$6.12 ₩8,174	+9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28	$8.23 ₩10,982	+92.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.49	$2.94 ₩3,923	-34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32	$4.11 ₩5,484	-35.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48	$4.00 ₩5,342	+61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86	$1.55 ₩2,069	+80.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.94	$3.00 ₩4,000	+2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.72	$2.63 ₩3,513	-3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.75	$2.03 ₩2,715	+16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21	$1.26 ₩1,685	+4.4%
Average			+9.4%

Nevada vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Nevada	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77	$5.01 ₩6,685	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$46.10 ₩61,538	-29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,793.67	$28,394.53 ₩38M	-20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.48	$8.59 ₩11,470	-64.9%
Average			-21.6%

Nevada vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.2% less for housing

	Nevada	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$79.69	$24.34 ₩32,490	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,708.18	$561.73 ₩750K	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,430.50	$387.83 ₩518K	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.69	$153.72 ₩205K	-0.6%
Average			-64.2%

Nevada vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 38.0% less for childcare

	Nevada	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,220.56	$545.93 ₩729K	-55.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,506.67	$20,214.53 ₩27M	-14.0%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nevada	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.19	$3.30 ₩4,403	-54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.54	$3.66 ₩4,888	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.72	$3.35 ₩4,467	-65.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.33	$57.32 ₩76,507	+77.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.03	$11.28 ₩15,062	-13.4%
Average			-21.2%

Nevada vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

	Nevada	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.47	$67.53 ₩90,139	+26.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.61	$53.43 ₩71,316	+69.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.68	$78.10 ₩104K	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.17	$102.84 ₩137K	-7.5%
Average			+14.2%

Nevada vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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