Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 36.0% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.66
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.48
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.59
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
$8.12
₩11,189
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.18
|
$7.20
₩9,923
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.45
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.31
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$1.51
₩2,081
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$2.66
₩3,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.73
|
$2.29
₩3,160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.94
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.44
|
$43.73
₩60,262
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
$9.34
₩12,866
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Seychelles
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,031.19
|
$392.42
₩540,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,064.82
|
$302.43
₩416,775
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.70
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
$342.96
₩472,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,722.41
|
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$2.92
₩4,022
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.36
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.39
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.62
|
$44.03
₩60,673
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.15
|
$8.93
₩12,300
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.79
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR856.12
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,139.33
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
$91.03
₩125,453
|
|
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