Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 17.2% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Israel, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Israel
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$6.44
₩8,914
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$5.49
₩7,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$1.39
₩1,922
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$0.74
₩1,020
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
Israel
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$2.87
₩3,968
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$6.02
₩8,325
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$7.79
₩10,777
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$3.21
₩4,442
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$2.83
₩3,915
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$2.76
₩3,821
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$1.39
₩1,922
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$2.49
₩3,443
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$2.03
₩2,808
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$1.69
₩2,337
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$1.10
₩1,520
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Israel
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$4.58
₩6,329
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
$48.21
₩66,685
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$27,876.80
₩38,556,128
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$8.80
₩12,170
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Israel
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$20.28
₩28,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$421.68
₩583,220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$330.55
₩457,187
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$129.93
₩179,700
|
|
pay 5.1% more for childcare
Israel
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$386.50
₩534,566
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$18,893.14
₩26,130,912
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$2.93
₩4,046
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$3.45
₩4,775
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$3.33
₩4,611
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$48.95
₩67,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$9.82
₩13,588
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Israel
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$62.63
₩86,629
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$43.35
₩59,952
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$72.22
₩99,886
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$98.82
₩136,671
|
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