Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 26.6% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.33
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.36
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.37
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.85
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.61
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,320.90
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.83
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 7.3% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.02
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€759.44
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€516.04
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€154.75
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€441.99
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,203.41
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.19
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.86
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.32
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€73.88
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.44
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€99.46
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
|
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