Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 73.7% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,829
|
$18.07
£13.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,516
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,904
|
$2.14
£1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,010
|
$1.52
£1.17
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,930
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,246
|
$4.24
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,675
|
$5.75
£4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,400
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,878
|
$3.66
£2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,785
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,904
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,411
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,782
|
$1.40
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,315
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,506
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 66.8% more for transportation
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,269
|
$7.22
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,054
|
$94.64
£72.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,191,499
|
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,055
|
$16.98
£13.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,778
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩577,704
|
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩452,863
|
$974.65
£746.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,001
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,511
|
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,883,790
|
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,008
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,730
|
$3.93
£3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,567
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,062
|
$43.82
£33.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,460
|
$12.87
£9.86
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,810
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,386
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩98,941
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,379
|
$94.66
£72.53
|
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