Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 65.3% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Illinois instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,425
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,118
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,933
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩928
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,770
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,160
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,897
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,755
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,927
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,981
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,075
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,658
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,151
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,920
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,490
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,769
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,105
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,393,791
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,832
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,987
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩539,382
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩415,688
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩152,811
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
South Korea
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩471,391
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,098,224
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,011
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,521
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,742
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,514
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,268
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,584
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,301
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,715
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,126
|
$105.59
|
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