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
₩8,902
|
$13.31
€12.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,578
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,919
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,018
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,963
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,314
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,763
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,437
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,910
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,816
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,919
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,439
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,804
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,334
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,518
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,321
|
$6.53
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,598
|
$35.45
€33.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,505,671
|
$33,659.33
€31,398.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,154
|
$14.39
€13.42
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩28,007
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩582,457
|
$828.43
€772.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩456,588
|
$665.31
€620.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,465
|
$106.67
€99.50
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩533,866
|
$381.14
€355.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,096,716
|
$7,410.38
€6,912.56
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,041
|
$2.76
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,768
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,605
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,614
|
$43.03
€40.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,571
|
$8.46
€7.90
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,516
|
$73.08
€68.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,874
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,755
|
$75.09
€70.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,492
|
$91.97
€85.79
|
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