Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 0.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Seoul instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$6.84
₩9,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$6.08
₩8,374
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.56
₩2,154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$5.72
₩7,877
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$8.47
₩11,673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$4.85
₩6,685
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$2.90
₩3,990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.67
₩2,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$2.82
₩3,879
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$2.77
₩3,810
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.68
₩2,320
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.38
₩1,898
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$5.41
₩7,453
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.04
|
$41.78
₩57,571
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
$31,904.23
₩43,963,384
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$8.96
₩12,352
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
$21.92
₩30,199
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
$768.77
₩1,059,352
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.49
|
$592.83
₩816,914
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
$138.80
₩191,258
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
$384.99
₩530,505
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
$18,449.76
₩25,423,398
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$3.80
₩5,234
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$3.92
₩5,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.30
|
$52.16
₩71,879
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$10.63
₩14,654
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
$60.78
₩83,748
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
$43.57
₩60,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
$72.02
₩99,236
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.43
|
$114.47
₩157,733
|
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