Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 72.7% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Quito, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$8.11
₩10,922
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.90
₩7,943
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$1.53
₩2,054
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$0.82
₩1,107
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$3.09
₩4,162
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$6.06
₩8,158
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$8.19
₩11,036
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$3.27
₩4,407
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$4.76
₩6,410
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$3.12
₩4,202
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.57
₩2,118
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$2.58
₩3,475
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$2.72
₩3,657
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$1.91
₩2,569
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.42
₩1,906
|
|
pay 50.4% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$4.69
₩6,315
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$45.15
₩60,816
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$27,815.53
₩37,463,904
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$9.44
₩12,709
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$23.52
₩31,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$873.53
₩1,176,528
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$528.87
₩712,313
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$140.47
₩189,194
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$381.75
₩514,168
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$20,838.36
₩28,066,568
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$3.69
₩4,965
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$3.88
₩5,221
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$3.32
₩4,468
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$52.67
₩70,934
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$11.06
₩14,894
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$60.77
₩81,853
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$44.72
₩60,227
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$85.92
₩115,720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$127.28
₩171,425
|
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