Cost of living comparison
Germany is 22.5% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Germany instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,421
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,374
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,154
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,877
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,673
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,685
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,990
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,297
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,879
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,810
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,320
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,898
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,453
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,571
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,963,384
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,352
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
Seoul
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,199
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,059,352
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩816,914
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩191,258
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩530,505
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,423,398
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,234
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,408
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,879
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,654
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,748
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩60,044
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩99,236
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩157,733
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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