Cost of living comparison

South Korea

compared to

Belgium

Belgium vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Belgium is 34.9% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Belgium
Groceries: pay 34.1% less in Belgium
Transportation: pay 39.6% more in Belgium
Housing: pay 75.0% more in Belgium
Childcare: pay 38.7% more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% more in Belgium
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Belgium

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Belgium are more expensive than in South Korea. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Belgium.

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Belgium vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgium instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	South Korea	Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.06 ₩9,422	$21.51 €19.15	+204.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 ₩8,230	$12.72 €11.32	+106.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 ₩2,039	$3.15 €2.80	+106.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 ₩1,181	$2.69 €2.40	+204.5%
Average			+155.6%

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pay 34.1% less for groceries

	South Korea	Belgium
Bread 1 loaf	$3.04 ₩4,055	$2.56 €2.28	-15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.12 ₩8,174	$7.21 €6.41	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.23 ₩10,982	$4.74 €4.22	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 ₩3,923	$3.84 €3.42	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.11 ₩5,484	$5.29 €4.71	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.00 ₩5,342	$1.23 €1.09	-69.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.55 ₩2,069	$0.99 €0.88	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.00 ₩4,000	$1.12 €1.00	-62.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 ₩3,513	$1.26 €1.12	-52.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.03 ₩2,715	$0.99 €0.88	-51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ₩1,685	$0.79 €0.70	-37.8%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 39.6% more for transportation

	South Korea	Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 ₩6,685	$7.52 €6.70	+50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.10 ₩61,538	$50.17 €44.65	+8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,394.53 ₩38M	$34,462.94 €30,673.26	+21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.59 ₩11,470	$26.26 €23.37	+205.6%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 75.0% more for housing

	South Korea	Belgium
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.34 ₩32,490	$51.15 €45.52	+110.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$561.73 ₩750K	$940.80 €837.35	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$387.83 ₩518K	$826.78 €735.87	+113.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.72 ₩205K	$167.89 €149.43	+9.2%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 38.7% more for childcare

	South Korea	Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$545.93 ₩729K	$923.48 €821.93	+69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,214.53 ₩27M	$22,984.85 €20,457.34	+13.7%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 ₩4,403	$4.94 €4.40	+49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,888	$4.03 €3.58	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.35 ₩4,467	$12.32 €10.96	+268.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.32 ₩76,507	$36.18 €32.20	-36.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 ₩15,062	$14.23 €12.66	+26.1%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 19.7% more for clothing

	South Korea	Belgium
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.53 ₩90,139	$100.04 €89.04	+48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.43 ₩71,316	$43.19 €38.44	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.10 ₩104K	$96.42 €85.82	+23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.84 ₩137K	$142.81 €127.10	+38.9%
Average			+19.7%

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