Cost of living comparison
Italy is 25.4% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Italy instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 93.8% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,902
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,578
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,919
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,018
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,963
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,314
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,763
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,437
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,910
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,816
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,919
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,439
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,804
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,334
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,518
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,321
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,598
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,505,671
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,154
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 44.8% more for housing
South Korea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩28,007
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩582,457
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩456,588
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,465
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩533,866
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,096,716
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,041
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,768
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,605
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,614
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,571
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,516
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,874
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,755
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,492
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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