Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 31.4% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.68
|
$6.84
₩9,374
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.98
|
$1.56
₩2,144
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.82
|
$0.82
₩1,121
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$5.72
₩7,837
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.19
|
$8.47
₩11,614
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.24
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.66
|
$4.85
₩6,652
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$2.90
₩3,970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$1.67
₩2,285
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$2.82
₩3,860
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.71
|
$2.77
₩3,791
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$1.68
₩2,308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$1.38
₩1,889
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$5.41
₩7,415
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.44
|
$41.78
₩57,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$8.96
₩12,290
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Victoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,353.14
|
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,481.68
|
$592.83
₩812,836
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.53
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$384.99
₩527,856
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,859.40
|
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$3.80
₩5,208
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.42
|
$3.92
₩5,381
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.89
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.32
|
$52.16
₩71,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.45
|
$10.63
₩14,581
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR814.97
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.40
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.68
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$114.47
₩156,946
|
|
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