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Florida vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Florida is 75.6% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Florida
Groceries: pay 0.6% less in Florida
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Florida
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Florida
Childcare: pay 87.7% more in Florida
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.3% more in Florida
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Florida

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Florida are more expensive than in South Korea. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Florida. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Florida.

Florida vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	South Korea	Florida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,907	$21.31	+217.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,102	$10.77	+96.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,161	$2.70	+84.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,216	$2.08	+152.2%
Average			+137.3%

South Korea vs. Florida - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

	South Korea	Florida
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,235	$3.60	+25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,290	$6.35	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,311	$4.11	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,180	$4.25	+49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,917	$5.47	+63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,768	$2.42	-25.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,045	$0.75	-46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,121	$1.95	-30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,543	$2.08	-13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,627	$1.40	-21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,775	$1.50	+24.8%
Average			-0.6%

South Korea vs. Florida - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	South Korea	Florida
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,485	$3.20	-27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,524	$61.71	+30.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	$32,175.30	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,280	$15.58	+87.0%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	South Korea	Florida
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,958	$69.42	+220.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩698,442	$1,920.18	+305.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩526,420	$1,612.11	+351.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩195,326	$149.22	+12.6%
Average			+222.3%

South Korea vs. Florida - Cost of housing

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pay 87.7% more for childcare

	South Korea	Florida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩557,869	$932.04	+146.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	$19,456.17	+29.2%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Florida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,595	$5.51	+76.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,258	$5.10	+42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$8.12	+154.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,483	$41.86	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,912	$13.98	+38.2%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	South Korea	Florida
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,948	$49.65	-25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,697	$42.53	-16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩107,204	$86.82	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩152,146	$105.97	+2.7%
Average			-4.8%

South Korea vs. Florida - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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