Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,179
|
$6.84
₩9,374
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥825
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥201
|
$1.56
₩2,144
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥137
|
$0.82
₩1,121
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥246
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,109
|
$5.72
₩7,837
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥850
|
$8.47
₩11,614
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥318
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥593
|
$4.85
₩6,652
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥515
|
$2.90
₩3,970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥237
|
$1.67
₩2,285
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥518
|
$2.82
₩3,860
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥352
|
$2.77
₩3,791
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥357
|
$1.68
₩2,308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥278
|
$1.38
₩1,889
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥743
|
$5.41
₩7,415
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
$41.78
₩57,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,479
|
$8.96
₩12,290
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥104,606
|
$592.83
₩812,836
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
$384.99
₩527,856
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥648
|
$3.80
₩5,208
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥552
|
$3.92
₩5,381
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥707
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,341
|
$52.16
₩71,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,122
|
$10.63
₩14,581
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,154
|
$114.47
₩156,946
|
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