Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 91.0% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$21.77
€20.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$6.59
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$88.71
€81.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$25.25
€23.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Seoul
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
|
pay 76.0% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$62.30
€57.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$110.42
€101.49
|
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