Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Pago Pago instead of Seoul, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,421
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,374
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,154
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Seoul
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,877
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,673
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,685
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,990
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,297
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,879
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,810
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,320
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,898
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Seoul
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,453
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,571
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,963,384
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,352
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Seoul
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,199
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,059,352
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩816,914
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩191,258
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Seoul
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩530,505
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,423,398
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,234
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,408
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,879
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,654
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Seoul
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,748
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩60,044
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩99,236
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩157,733
|
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