Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 78.5% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,193
|
$21.99
€20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,171
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,102
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,099
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,266
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,686
|
$5.13
€4.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,390
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,153
|
$3.75
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,523
|
$4.73
€4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,893
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,241
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,785
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,718
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,263
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,852
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,272
|
$7.90
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,177
|
$131.93
€121.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩42,898,423
|
$34,778.34
€32,029.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,052
|
$17.59
€16.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,467
|
$62.54
€57.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,033,690
|
$2,136.79
€1,967.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩797,126
|
$1,834.34
€1,689.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩186,625
|
$192.55
€177.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Seoul
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩517,654
|
$1,355.42
€1,248.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩24,807,546
|
$10,275.73
€9,463.43
|
|
pay 99.5% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,107
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,277
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,596
|
$17.04
€15.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,138
|
$50.27
€46.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,299
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩81,719
|
$90.63
€83.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩58,590
|
$39.17
€36.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩96,832
|
$97.66
€89.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩153,912
|
$106.59
€98.16
|
|
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