Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 91.8% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in South Korea instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R149.39
|
$6.13
₩8,425
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
$5.18
₩7,118
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.78
|
$1.41
₩1,933
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.56
|
$0.67
₩928
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
$2.74
₩3,770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R59.71
|
$8.12
₩11,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R67.73
|
$7.20
₩9,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
$2.73
₩3,755
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R35.66
|
$3.58
₩4,927
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.80
|
$2.90
₩3,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.98
|
$1.51
₩2,075
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.41
|
$2.66
₩3,658
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.30
|
$2.29
₩3,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R9.00
|
$1.40
₩1,920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.97
|
$1.08
₩1,490
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R89.70
|
$4.92
₩6,769
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R784.74
|
$43.73
₩60,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
$28,660.56
₩39,393,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R145.35
|
$9.34
₩12,832
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
$21.09
₩28,987
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
$392.42
₩539,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
$302.43
₩415,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
$111.18
₩152,811
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
$342.96
₩471,391
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
$18,987.50
₩26,098,224
|
|
pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R32.72
|
$2.92
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R32.30
|
$3.29
₩4,521
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
$3.45
₩4,742
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R593.07
|
$44.03
₩60,514
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R104.14
|
$8.93
₩12,268
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
South Africa
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
$48.44
₩66,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
$44.60
₩61,301
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
$75.46
₩103,715
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
$91.03
₩125,126
|
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