Cost of living comparison
compared to
Little Rock vs. Seoul Cost of Living Summary
Little Rock is 9.3% more expensive than Seoul.
Little Rock vs. Seoul Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Little Rock instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 82.0% more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Little Rock
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
₩11,943
|
$17.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
₩9,953
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
₩2,110
|
$3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₩1,048
|
$2.38
|
|
Seoul vs. Little Rock - Cost of restaurants
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Little Rock
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,130
|
$2.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.84
₩11,786
|
$5.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,392
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.61
₩4,808
|
$3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,322
|
$5.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.46
₩4,619
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,089
|
$0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.59
₩3,458
|
$2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,778
|
$1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
₩2,209
|
$1.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
₩1,540
|
$1.14
|
|
Seoul vs. Little Rock - Cost of groceries
pay 9.1% less for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Little Rock
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.53
₩7,377
|
$3.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.28
₩61,706
|
$36.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,385.60
₩39M
|
$36,736.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.51
₩11,346
|
$14.50
|
|
Seoul vs. Little Rock - Cost of transportation
pay 35.4% more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Little Rock
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.82
₩27,759
|
$68.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$886.39
₩1M
|
$1,135.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.25
₩827K
|
$883.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.69
₩217K
|
$166.32
|
|
Seoul vs. Little Rock - Cost of housing
pay 32.9% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Little Rock
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,927.59
₩3M
|
$1,033.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,602.27
₩30M
|
$18,980.00
|
|
Seoul vs. Little Rock - Cost of childcare
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Little Rock
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.73
₩4,976
|
$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.10
₩5,468
|
$5.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
₩4,479
|
$9.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.22
₩77,630
|
$28.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.20
₩14,929
|
$13.00
|
|
Seoul vs. Little Rock - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 22.9% more for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Little Rock
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
₩77,178
|
$51.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.77
₩43,700
|
$38.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.99
₩93,325
|
$83.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.45
₩110K
|
$150.00
|
|
Seoul vs. Little Rock - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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