Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 17.3% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,421
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,374
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,154
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,877
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,673
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,685
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,990
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,297
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,879
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,810
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,320
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,898
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 64.4% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,453
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,571
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,963,384
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,352
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,199
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,059,352
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩816,914
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩191,258
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩530,505
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,423,398
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,234
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,408
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,879
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,654
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,748
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩60,044
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩99,236
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩157,733
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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