Cost of living comparison
Canada is 55.8% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Canada instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,902
|
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,578
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,919
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,018
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,963
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,314
|
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,763
|
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,437
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,910
|
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,816
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,919
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,439
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,804
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,334
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,518
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 29.5% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,321
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,598
|
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,505,671
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,154
|
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩28,007
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩582,457
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩456,588
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,465
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩533,866
|
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,096,716
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,041
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,768
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,605
|
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,614
|
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,571
|
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,516
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,874
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,755
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,492
|
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
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