Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 85.2% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,312
|
$17.72
€16.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
$9.84
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,907
|
$2.85
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩915
|
$2.32
€2.15
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
$1.95
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,010
|
$5.93
€5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,764
|
$4.34
€4.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,861
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,927
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,047
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,609
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,109
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,894
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,470
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
pay 91.9% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,678
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,298
|
$104.47
€97.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
$28,989.41
€26,921.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,660
|
$23.81
€22.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
$44.56
€41.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩532,142
|
$1,134.22
€1,053.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩410,108
|
$969.29
€900.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
$179.88
€167.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
South Korea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩465,063
|
$1,616.01
€1,500.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
$6,406.01
€5,948.95
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,957
|
$5.48
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,460
|
$3.36
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
$8.91
€8.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,702
|
$36.22
€33.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,104
|
$13.01
€12.08
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
$88.46
€82.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
$41.75
€38.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
$96.66
€89.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩123,446
|
$123.64
€114.82
|
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