Cost of living comparison
Washington is 87.1% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Washington instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,312
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,907
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩915
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,010
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,764
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,861
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,927
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,047
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,609
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,109
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,894
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,470
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,678
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,298
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,660
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩532,142
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩410,108
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
South Korea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩465,063
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,957
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,460
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,702
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,104
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩123,446
|
$118.25
|
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