Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 73.3% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Romania, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.23
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.17
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.04
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.59
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.28
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.25
|
$8.12
₩11,189
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.18
|
$7.20
₩9,923
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.95
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.37
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.75
|
$1.51
₩2,081
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$2.66
₩3,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.07
|
$2.29
₩3,160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.44
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.14
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.50
|
$43.73
₩60,262
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON89,009.08
|
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.47
|
$9.34
₩12,866
|
|
pay 56.7% more for housing
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.34
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,345.37
|
$392.42
₩540,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON988.99
|
$302.43
₩416,775
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON465.92
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,450.02
|
$342.96
₩472,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,675.05
|
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.36
|
$2.92
₩4,022
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.41
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.81
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.73
|
$44.03
₩60,673
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.33
|
$8.93
₩12,300
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.91
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.93
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON326.15
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.79
|
$91.03
₩125,453
|
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