Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of South Korea, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
South Korea
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,425
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,118
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,933
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩928
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
South Korea
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,770
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,160
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,897
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,755
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,927
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,981
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,075
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,658
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,151
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,920
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,490
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
South Korea
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,769
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,105
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,393,791
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,832
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
South Korea
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,987
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩539,382
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩415,688
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩152,811
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
South Korea
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩471,391
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,098,224
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,011
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,521
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,742
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,514
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,268
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
South Korea
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,584
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,301
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,715
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,126
|
?? |
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