Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 3.6 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 60.2% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$6.13
₩8,312
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$1.41
₩1,907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.67
₩915
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Somalia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$8.12
₩11,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$7.20
₩9,764
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$3.58
₩4,861
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$2.90
₩3,927
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$1.51
₩2,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$2.66
₩3,609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$2.29
₩3,109
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$1.40
₩1,894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$1.08
₩1,470
|
|
pay 67.6% more for transportation
Somalia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$4.92
₩6,678
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$43.73
₩59,298
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$9.34
₩12,660
|
|
pay 88.8% more for housing
Somalia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$392.42
₩532,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$302.43
₩410,108
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$342.96
₩465,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
|
pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$2.92
₩3,957
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$3.29
₩4,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$44.03
₩59,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$8.93
₩12,104
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$91.03
₩123,446
|
|
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