Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. South Korea
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Comparison
KRW
COMPARED TO
GBP

United Kingdom is 48.9% more expensive than South Korea.

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of South Korea, you would:
local_dining

pay 80.8% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.44
₩7,318
$17.81
£13.76
+176.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.68
₩6,449
$7.97
£6.16
+40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.43
₩1,621
$1.86
£1.44
+30.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.76
₩869
$1.35
£1.04
+76.3%
Average +80.8%
South Korea vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 45.2% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.48
₩2,820
$1.37
£1.06
-44.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.96
₩9,049
$3.82
£2.95
-52.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $8.05
₩9,149
$4.80
£3.71
-40.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.68
₩3,048
$2.67
£2.06
-0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.72
₩5,360
$3.55
£2.74
-24.8%
Apples (1 lb) $4.20
₩4,775
$1.16
£0.90
-72.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.92
₩2,184
$0.72
£0.56
-62.4%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.90
₩2,164
$1.09
£0.84
-42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.90
₩3,295
$1.17
£0.90
-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.59
₩1,808
$0.75
£0.58
-53.1%
Onions (1 lb) $1.15
₩1,309
$0.65
£0.50
-44.0%
Average -45.2%
South Korea vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 45.4% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.13
₩5,830
$6.75
£5.21
+31.5%
Monthly public transit pass $51.90
₩58,965
$100.97
£78.01
+94.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,823.59
₩35,017,756
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
-12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $10.77
₩12,240
$18.13
£14.01
+68.3%
Average +45.4%
South Korea vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 95.5% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $28.33
₩32,184
$43.51
£33.62
+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $504.61
₩573,274
$1,061.39
£820.05
+110.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $351.08
₩398,855
$877.47
£677.95
+149.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $100.37
₩114,032
$168.66
£130.31
+68.0%
Average +95.5%
South Korea vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 94.1% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $408.65
₩464,254
$1,257.47
£971.55
+207.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,217.48
₩25,240,614
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
-19.4%
Average +94.1%
South Korea vs. United Kingdom - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.14
₩3,570
$5.04
£3.90
+60.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.77
₩4,285
$3.81
£2.94
+1.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.31
₩4,897
$15.26
£11.79
+254.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $50.77
₩57,682
$47.17
£36.44
-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.85
₩11,193
$13.49
£10.42
+36.9%
Average +69.1%
South Korea vs. United Kingdom - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.3% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $59.21
₩67,265
$79.67
£61.56
+34.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.15
₩50,157
$41.25
£31.87
-6.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $78.59
₩89,284
$85.80
£66.29
+9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $119.54
₩135,800
$86.00
£66.45
-28.1%
Average +2.3%
South Korea vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2021
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