Cost of living comparison
Drogheda is 65.1% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Drogheda instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 85.7% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Drogheda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Drogheda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$5.05
€4.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$5.35
€4.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$4.10
€3.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$4.93
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$1.83
€1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.64
€0.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Seoul
|
Drogheda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$7.15
€6.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$141.26
€129.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$39,353.05
€36,171.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$20.58
€18.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Drogheda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$48.73
€44.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$1,732.78
€1,592.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$1,570.33
€1,443.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$174.40
€160.30
|
|
pay 87.4% more for childcare
Seoul
|
Drogheda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$1,304.10
€1,198.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$6,931.12
€6,370.74
|
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Drogheda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$3.68
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$16.08
€14.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$57.71
€53.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Drogheda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$90.25
€82.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$45.12
€41.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$101.29
€93.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$95.52
€87.80
|
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