Cost of living comparison
Italy is 5.1% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Italy instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 63.0% more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.27
₩9,419
|
$14.35
€14.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
₩7,187
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
₩1,782
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩958
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
₩3,614
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
₩7,440
|
$6.40
€6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.40
₩10,883
|
$4.35
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
₩4,785
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
₩6,457
|
$4.02
€3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
₩4,011
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.71
₩2,215
|
$0.76
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.88
₩3,736
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
₩3,785
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
₩2,210
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
₩1,630
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
₩6,829
|
$8.47
€8.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.98
₩55,677
|
$36.88
€36.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,698.40
₩38,467,750
|
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
₩11,945
|
$16.94
€16.63
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
|
Seoul
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.83
₩26,985
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.37
₩1,008,206
|
$560.05
€549.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.05
₩693,038
|
$428.17
€420.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.78
₩175,872
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$393.89
₩510,204
|
$431.71
€423.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,280.11
₩24,973,144
|
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
₩4,049
|
$4.48
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.90
₩5,057
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
₩4,555
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.12
₩77,870
|
$48.62
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.38
₩12,148
|
$8.84
€8.67
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.62
₩72,043
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
₩56,858
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.88
₩91,804
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.94
₩133,336
|
$107.74
€105.76
|
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