Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 88.1% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Virginia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$18.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,189
|
$5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,923
|
$3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
$3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,081
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,668
|
$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,160
|
$2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$3.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,262
|
$111.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
$24,932.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,866
|
$15.06
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
$73.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,792
|
$1,780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,775
|
$1,318.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
$144.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
South Korea
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,623
|
$1,242.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
$20,459.85
|
|
pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,022
|
$5.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,673
|
$54.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,300
|
$12.69
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
$45.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
$34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
$78.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,453
|
$107.39
|
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