Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 31.7% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Spain, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 81.4% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
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