Cost of living comparison

Estonia

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Tallinn Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 7.3% more expensive than Tallinn.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Seoul
Housing: pay 2.7% less in Seoul
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Seoul
Clothing: pay 40.0% less in Seoul

The cost of childcare and groceries in Seoul are more expensive than in Tallinn. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Seoul. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

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Seoul vs. Tallinn Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Tallinn, you would:

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	Tallinn	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$8.96 ₩11,955	-46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$7.46 ₩9,962	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$1.58 ₩2,112	-28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €2.00	$0.79 ₩1,049	-65.0%
Average			-44.0%

Tallinn vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Tallinn	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$3.10 ₩4,134	+116.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$8.84 ₩11,798	+55.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 €3.72	$7.79 ₩10,403	+86.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 €2.91	$3.61 ₩4,813	+10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$4.74 ₩6,328	+14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$3.46 ₩4,624	+235.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$1.57 ₩2,091	+142.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$2.59 ₩3,462	+115.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$2.83 ₩3,782	+115.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$1.66 ₩2,211	+381.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$1.16 ₩1,542	+223.4%
Average			+115.5%

Tallinn vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Tallinn	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.59	$5.53 ₩7,384	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$46.28 ₩61,767	+37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$29,385.60 ₩39M	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 €13.85	$8.51 ₩11,357	-45.3%
Average			-6.5%

Tallinn vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7% less for housing

	Tallinn	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.50 €28.93	$20.82 ₩27,787	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$806.58 €717.89	$886.39 ₩1M	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$579.28 €515.58	$620.25 ₩828K	+7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.88 €231.30	$162.69 ₩217K	-37.4%
Average			-2.7%

Tallinn vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Tallinn	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.76 €588.99	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+191.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	$22,602.27 ₩30M	+124.5%
Average			+155.7%

Tallinn vs. Seoul - Cost of childcare

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tallinn	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$3.73 ₩4,981	-44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.36 €3.88	$4.10 ₩5,473	-6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 €6.18	$3.36 ₩4,483	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 €43.27	$58.22 ₩77,707	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$11.20 ₩14,944	-16.7%
Average			-18.4%

Tallinn vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.0% less for clothing

	Tallinn	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.46 €91.19	$57.88 ₩77,255	-43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$32.77 ₩43,743	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.10 €106.00	$69.99 ₩93,417	-41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$82.45 ₩110K	-38.9%
Average			-40.0%

Tallinn vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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