Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. South Korea
  3. Seoul
  4. Italy
  5. Comparison
KRW
COMPARED TO
EUR

Italy is 9.3% more expensive than Seoul.

If you lived in Italy instead of Seoul, you would:
local_dining

pay 77.2% more for restaurants

  Seoul help_outline Italy help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.17
₩8,140
$16.28
€14.27
+127.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.82
₩6,614
$9.39
€8.23
+61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.56
₩1,771
$2.48
€2.17
+59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.77
₩876
$1.24
€1.09
+61.4%
Average +77.2%
Seoul vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 41.9% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.71
₩3,082
$1.86
€1.63
-31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.48
₩8,503
$7.41
€6.50
-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $8.65
₩9,823
$4.98
€4.36
-42.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.33
₩3,780
$3.33
€2.92
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.30
₩4,889
$4.42
€3.88
+2.8%
Apples (1 lb) $3.59
₩4,079
$0.95
€0.83
-73.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.64
₩1,865
$0.90
€0.79
-44.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.55
₩2,901
$0.97
€0.85
-62.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $3.00
₩3,405
$1.08
€0.95
-64.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.68
₩1,913
$0.69
€0.60
-59.3%
Onions (1 lb) $1.29
₩1,462
$0.74
€0.65
-42.8%
Average -41.9%
Seoul vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 33.4% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.16
₩5,861
$6.99
€6.13
+35.5%
Monthly public transit pass $49.26
₩55,963
$43.01
€37.72
-12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,660.29
₩32,560,095
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $9.14
₩10,379
$20.00
€17.54
+119.0%
Average +33.4%
Seoul vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 4.0% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $24.15
₩27,431
$34.75
€30.47
+43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $948.93
₩1,078,052
$639.56
€560.83
-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $654.50
₩743,560
$490.87
€430.44
-25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $147.69
₩167,783
$144.46
€126.68
-2.2%
Average -4.0%
Seoul vs. Italy - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 14.2% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $439.05
₩498,795
$498.43
€437.07
+13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,577.19
₩23,377,131
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
-42.0%
Average -14.2%
Seoul vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
₩3,976
$5.00
€4.38
+42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.28
₩4,861
$1.68
€1.47
-60.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.03
₩4,579
$6.74
€5.91
+67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym $59.22
₩67,273
$54.45
€47.74
-8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.85
₩11,193
$10.03
€8.79
+1.8%
Average +8.6%
Seoul vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 5.7% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $65.45
₩74,360
$87.77
€76.97
+34.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $46.70
₩53,049
$37.94
€33.27
-18.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.66
₩97,310
$97.30
€85.32
+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $133.00
₩151,092
$124.71
€109.36
-6.2%
Average +5.7%
Seoul vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
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