Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 65.3% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,712
|
$21.06
€18.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,790
|
$11.91
€10.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,014
|
$3.42
€3.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,086
|
$3.33
€3.00
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,082
|
$2.95
€2.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,001
|
$8.08
€7.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩10,823
|
$5.49
€4.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,322
|
$3.92
€3.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,286
|
$5.50
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,121
|
$1.19
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,077
|
$0.80
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,408
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,587
|
$1.99
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,520
|
$0.74
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,869
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
pay 84.1% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,193
|
$6.17
€5.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩59,644
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩36,741,848
|
$27,583.68
€24,856.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,464
|
$30.32
€27.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,068
|
$51.70
€46.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,153,853
|
$1,876.48
€1,690.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩698,584
|
$1,454.17
€1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩185,548
|
$175.23
€157.91
|
|
pay 99.4% more for childcare
Seoul
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩504,258
|
$1,174.85
€1,058.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩27,525,631
|
$18,971.77
€17,096.03
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,869
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,120
|
$3.85
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,382
|
$5.96
€5.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩69,567
|
$38.16
€34.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,607
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩80,275
|
$61.37
€55.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩59,067
|
$33.16
€29.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩113,490
|
$86.13
€77.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩168,121
|
$96.05
€86.56
|
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