Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 35.0% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$2.39
€2.22
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$5.11
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$4.93
€4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$93.45
€86.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$22.98
€21.34
|
|
pay 83.8% more for housing
Seoul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$999.06
€927.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
$210.36
€195.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$41.73
€38.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$118.23
€109.79
|
|
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