Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 17.2% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Wellington
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 3.9% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
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