Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 87.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Poland, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$6.84
₩9,421
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$6.08
₩8,374
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$1.56
₩2,154
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$5.72
₩7,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$8.47
₩11,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$4.85
₩6,685
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$2.90
₩3,990
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$1.67
₩2,297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$2.82
₩3,879
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$2.77
₩3,810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$1.68
₩2,320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.38
₩1,898
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
Poland
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$5.41
₩7,453
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$41.78
₩57,571
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$31,904.23
₩43,963,384
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$8.96
₩12,352
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Poland
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$21.92
₩30,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$768.77
₩1,059,352
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$592.83
₩816,914
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$138.80
₩191,258
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$384.99
₩530,505
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$18,449.76
₩25,423,398
|
|
pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$3.80
₩5,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$3.92
₩5,408
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$52.16
₩71,879
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$10.63
₩14,654
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Poland
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$60.78
₩83,748
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$43.57
₩60,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$72.02
₩99,236
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$114.47
₩157,733
|
|
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