Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.0 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 65.0% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
|
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