Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 3.2% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$6.13
₩8,425
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$5.18
₩7,118
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$1.41
₩1,933
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.67
₩928
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$2.74
₩3,770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$8.12
₩11,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$7.20
₩9,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$2.73
₩3,755
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$3.58
₩4,927
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$2.90
₩3,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$1.51
₩2,075
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$2.66
₩3,658
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$2.29
₩3,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$1.40
₩1,920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$1.08
₩1,490
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$4.92
₩6,769
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$43.73
₩60,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$28,660.56
₩39,393,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$9.34
₩12,832
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
Uruguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$21.09
₩28,987
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$392.42
₩539,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$302.43
₩415,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$111.18
₩152,811
|
|
pay 86.1% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$342.96
₩471,391
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$18,987.50
₩26,098,224
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$2.92
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$3.29
₩4,521
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$3.45
₩4,742
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$44.03
₩60,514
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$8.93
₩12,268
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$48.44
₩66,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$44.60
₩61,301
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$75.46
₩103,715
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$91.03
₩125,126
|
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