Cost of living comparison
Spain is 13.4% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Spain instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 81.3% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,896
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,573
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,918
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,017
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,960
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,308
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,756
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,434
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,907
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,814
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,918
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,436
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,802
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,332
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,517
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,316
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,552
|
$35.45
€32.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,479,467
|
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,146
|
$14.39
€13.23
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,988
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩582,060
|
$828.43
€761.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩456,278
|
$665.31
€611.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,343
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩533,503
|
$381.14
€350.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,078,956
|
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,038
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,765
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,601
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,568
|
$43.03
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,561
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,457
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,833
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,687
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,399
|
$91.97
€84.57
|
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