Seoul vs. Port-aux-francais Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Port-aux-francais, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Port-aux-francais
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $8.96
₩11,854
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.46
₩9,879
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.58
₩2,094

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Port-aux-francais
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.10
₩4,100
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.84
₩11,699
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.79
₩10,315

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Port-aux-francais
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.53
₩7,322
Monthly public transit pass ?? $46.28
₩61,248
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,385.60
₩39M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Port-aux-francais
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $20.82
₩27,553
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $886.39
₩1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $620.25
₩821K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port-aux-francais
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,927.59
₩3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $22,602.27
₩30M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Port-aux-francais
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.73
₩4,939
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.10
₩5,427
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.36
₩4,445

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port-aux-francais
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $57.88
₩76,606
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $32.77
₩43,375
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $69.99
₩92,632

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