Cost of living comparison
Rome is 20.1% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Rome instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 86.1% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,397
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,353
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,149
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,124
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,361
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,857
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,643
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,267
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,668
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,980
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,291
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,870
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,801
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,314
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,893
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,434
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,426
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,852,200
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,320
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
Seoul
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,123
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,056,673
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩814,848
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩190,774
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩529,163
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,359,102
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,220
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,395
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,698
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,697
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,617
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,536
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,892
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩98,985
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩157,334
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
|
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