Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 39.0% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Santiago
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
Santiago
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 99.0% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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