Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.82
₩1,099
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.83
₩5,153
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$4.85
₩6,523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$2.90
₩3,893
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.67
₩2,241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$2.82
₩3,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$2.77
₩3,718
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.68
₩2,263
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.38
₩1,852
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$8.96
₩12,052
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$138.80
₩186,625
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$52.16
₩70,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$10.63
₩14,299
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$114.47
₩153,912
|
|
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