Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 26.4% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$6.84
₩9,397
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$6.08
₩8,353
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$1.56
₩2,149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$0.82
₩1,124
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$3.17
₩4,361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.88
|
$5.72
₩7,857
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$8.47
₩11,643
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$3.83
₩5,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$4.85
₩6,668
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$2.90
₩3,980
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.67
₩2,291
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$2.82
₩3,870
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$2.77
₩3,801
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.68
₩2,314
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$1.38
₩1,893
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.48
|
$5.41
₩7,434
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$41.78
₩57,426
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
$31,904.23
₩43,852,200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.69
|
$8.96
₩12,320
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
$21.92
₩30,123
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.26
|
$768.77
₩1,056,673
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.46
|
$592.83
₩814,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
$138.80
₩190,774
|
|
pay 85.4% more for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€348.87
|
$384.99
₩529,163
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
$18,449.76
₩25,359,102
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$3.80
₩5,220
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$3.92
₩5,395
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$3.42
₩4,698
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.79
|
$52.16
₩71,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.63
₩14,617
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
$60.78
₩83,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
$43.57
₩59,892
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
$72.02
₩98,985
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.09
|
$114.47
₩157,334
|
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