Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 24.8% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$8.12
₩11,188
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$7.20
₩9,922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.51
₩2,080
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.66
₩3,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$2.29
₩3,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
Portugal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$43.73
₩60,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$9.34
₩12,865
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Portugal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$392.42
₩540,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$302.43
₩416,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
|
pay 67.8% more for childcare
Portugal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$342.96
₩472,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$2.92
₩4,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$44.03
₩60,668
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$8.93
₩12,299
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Portugal
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$91.03
₩125,443
|
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