Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 99.8% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,312
|
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
$15.46
CHF13.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,907
|
$4.79
CHF4.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩915
|
$3.50
CHF3.16
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
South Korea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
$3.77
CHF3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,010
|
$7.67
CHF6.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,764
|
$6.88
CHF6.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
$7.71
CHF6.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,861
|
$4.87
CHF4.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,927
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,047
|
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,609
|
$2.18
CHF1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,109
|
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,894
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,470
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,678
|
$6.90
CHF6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,298
|
$55.21
CHF49.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,428.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,660
|
$10.85
CHF9.82
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
$55.95
CHF50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩532,142
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,428.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩410,108
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
$154.00
CHF139.35
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩465,063
|
$248.46
CHF224.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,231.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,957
|
$5.52
CHF5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,460
|
$5.34
CHF4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,702
|
$60.86
CHF55.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,104
|
$32.10
CHF29.05
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
$95.70
CHF86.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
$45.67
CHF41.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
$107.59
CHF97.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩123,446
|
$152.03
CHF137.57
|
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