Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 5.6% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
Vanuatu
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$8.12
₩11,188
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$7.20
₩9,922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.51
₩2,080
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$2.66
₩3,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$2.29
₩3,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$9.34
₩12,865
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$392.42
₩540,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$302.43
₩416,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
|
pay 88.4% more for childcare
Vanuatu
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$342.96
₩472,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.92
₩4,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$44.03
₩60,668
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$8.93
₩12,299
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$91.03
₩125,443
|
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