Cost of living comparison

South Korea

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United States

Fort Lauderdale vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Fort Lauderdale is 99.0% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Fort Lauderdale
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Fort Lauderdale
Transportation: pay 35.2% more in Fort Lauderdale
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Fort Lauderdale
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Fort Lauderdale
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.4% more in Fort Lauderdale
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Fort Lauderdale

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Fort Lauderdale are more expensive than in South Korea. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Lauderdale instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	South Korea	Fort Lauderdale
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩10,481	$25.00	+271.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,571	$11.98	+117.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,286	$2.96	+101.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,286	$2.04	+147.5%
Average			+159.8%

South Korea vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	South Korea	Fort Lauderdale
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,481	$4.48	+55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,771	$8.26	+46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,967	$3.68	-52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,422	$4.37	+54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩5,202	$4.68	+40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩5,045	$2.82	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,164	$0.78	-43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,360	$2.25	-19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,748	$2.54	+5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,779	$1.41	-21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,877	$1.73	+43.8%
Average			+8.8%

South Korea vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.2% more for transportation

	South Korea	Fort Lauderdale
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,862	$3.26	-25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩73,556	$72.50	+53.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩41M	$29,003.00	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,992	$16.93	+103.2%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	South Korea	Fort Lauderdale
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩33,811	$70.00	+222.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩739K	$2,380.22	+402.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩557K	$1,983.11	+455.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩207K	$136.01	+2.6%
Average			+270.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	South Korea	Fort Lauderdale
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩590K	$816.67	+115.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩23M	$37,150.00	+146.8%
Average			+131.3%

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pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Fort Lauderdale
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,862	$5.00	+60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,563	$5.14	+44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,965	$10.50	+229.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩77,745	$72.00	+44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩15,777	$16.50	+63.1%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	South Korea	Fort Lauderdale
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩104K	$47.50	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩79,029	$43.75	-13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩113K	$93.33	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩161K	$111.25	+7.8%
Average			-1.5%

South Korea vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of clothing

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