Cost of living comparison
China is 33.2% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in China instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,397
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,353
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,149
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,124
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
Seoul
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,361
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,857
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,643
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,267
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,668
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,980
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,291
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,870
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,801
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,314
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,893
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Seoul
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,434
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,426
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,852,200
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,320
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Seoul
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,123
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,056,673
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩814,848
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩190,774
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
Seoul
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩529,163
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,359,102
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,220
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,395
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,698
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,697
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,617
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Seoul
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,536
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,892
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩98,985
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩157,334
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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