Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 20.9% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Riga, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Riga
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Riga
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
Riga
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 17.3% more for childcare
Riga
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Riga
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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