Seoul is 26.1% cheaper than Washington.

If you lived in Seoul instead of Washington, you would:

pay 50.6% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$6.84
₩9,193
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$6.08
₩8,171
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.43
 
$1.56
₩2,102

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

 
Washington
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$3.28
 
$3.17
₩4,266
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.60
 
$5.72
₩7,686
Milk (1 gallon) $3.86
 
$8.47
₩11,390

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

 
Washington
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.76
 
$5.41
₩7,272
Monthly public transit pass $100.00
 
$41.78
₩56,177
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,190.00
 
$31,904.23
₩42,898,423

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pay 46.9% less for housing

 
Washington
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.10
 
$21.92
₩29,467
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,358.41
 
$768.77
₩1,033,690
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,908.82
 
$592.83
₩797,126

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pay 52.2% less for childcare

 
Washington
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,135.91
 
$384.99
₩517,654
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,775.60
 
$18,449.76
₩24,807,546

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pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$3.80
₩5,107
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.96
 
$3.92
₩5,277
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.00
 
$3.42
₩4,596

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

 
Washington
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.02
 
$60.78
₩81,719
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.73
 
$43.57
₩58,590
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.79
 
$72.02
₩96,832

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