Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 6.1% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.43
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 74.9% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.90
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.21
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.55
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,611.42
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€27.13
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
Valletta
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.79
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,015.91
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€835.19
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€104.44
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 29.9% more for childcare
Valletta
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€618.92
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,545.04
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.49
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€75.36
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€145.69
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€185.88
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
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