South Korea is 11.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.

If you lived in South Korea instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 42.2% less for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.09
£13.56
$6.13
₩8,242
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.46
£5.92
$5.18
₩6,964
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.84
£1.46
$1.41
₩1,891

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
South Korea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.25
£0.99
$2.74
₩3,688
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
£2.86
$8.12
₩10,917
Milk (1 gallon) $4.68
£3.71
$7.20
₩9,682

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.31
£5.80
$4.92
₩6,622
Monthly public transit pass $91.63
£72.72
$43.73
₩58,798
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,486.21
£20,225.55
$28,660.56
₩38,536,984

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pay 52.5% less for housing

 
United Kingdom
South Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.72
£29.94
$21.09
₩28,356
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,053.04
£835.68
$392.42
₩527,651
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $836.18
£663.59
$302.43
₩406,647

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pay 28.2% less for childcare

 
United Kingdom
South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,186.33
£941.46
$342.96
₩461,138
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,551.73
£13,135.25
$18,987.50
₩25,530,593

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pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.95
£3.93
$2.92
₩3,924
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.59
£2.85
$3.29
₩4,423
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$14.82
£11.76
$3.45
₩4,639

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

 
United Kingdom
South Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.74
£58.52
$48.44
₩65,135
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.00
£30.16
$44.60
₩59,968
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.51
£63.10
$75.46
₩101,460

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