Cost of living comparison

compared to
Seoul vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 9.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 37.1% less in Seoul
Groceries
pay 80.4% more in Seoul
Transportation
pay 17.4% less in Seoul
Housing
pay 26.4% less in Seoul
Childcare
pay 36.9% more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.0% more in Seoul
Clothing
pay 19.1% more in Seoul

The cost of groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Seoul are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Seoul. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Rome, you would:

pay 37.1% less for restaurants

 
Rome
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.57
$7.88
₩11,465
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.38
$6.09
₩8,859
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
€2.16
$1.59
₩2,309

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pay 80.4% more for groceries

 
Rome
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.72
$3.10
₩4,504
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
€6.78
$6.52
₩9,494
Milk (1 gallon) $6.20
€6.00
$8.06
₩11,727

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

 
Rome
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
€6.92
$4.59
₩6,677
Monthly public transit pass $37.51
€36.32
$44.40
₩64,621
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,794.08
€25,943.15
$27,023.07
₩39,325,801

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pay 26.4% less for housing

 
Rome
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.46
€28.52
$22.27
₩32,415
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,180.31
€1,142.83
$883.18
₩1,285,262
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $763.10
€738.86
$490.54
₩713,866

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pay 36.9% more for childcare

 
Rome
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.83
€492.67
$385.48
₩560,977
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,490.67
€10,157.51
$20,782.92
₩30,244,712

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.19
$3.58
₩5,211
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
€1.48
$3.60
₩5,242
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.23
$3.22
₩4,690

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

 
Rome
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.43
€63.36
$59.13
₩86,047
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.74
€29.76
$46.64
₩67,880
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.17
€74.72
$86.69
₩126,162

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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