Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 41.4% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 94.1% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 90.4% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
|
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