Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 4.1% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 68.8% more for childcare
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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