Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 13.3% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Prague, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK218.35
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK198.50
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK37.99
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.22
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Prague
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.20
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK142.07
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK89.66
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.26
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK92.62
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.38
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.91
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.62
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.50
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.08
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.53
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Prague
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK146.31
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK545.87
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK610,380.07
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK283.85
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 20.5% less for housing
Prague
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK490.36
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,331.38
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,916.47
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,301.06
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Prague
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,426.23
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK267,387.92
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK59.05
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK71.14
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK148.87
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,394.70
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK248.12
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Prague
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,888.05
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK892.45
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,229.24
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,624.97
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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