Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 55.6% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Romania, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.01
|
$6.44
₩8,914
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.32
|
$5.49
₩7,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.92
|
$1.39
₩1,922
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.53
|
$0.74
₩1,020
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
$2.87
₩3,968
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.27
|
$6.02
₩8,325
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.56
|
$7.79
₩10,777
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.67
|
$3.21
₩4,442
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.55
|
$2.83
₩3,915
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$2.76
₩3,821
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.08
|
$1.39
₩1,922
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.93
|
$2.49
₩3,443
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.86
|
$2.03
₩2,808
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$1.69
₩2,337
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$1.10
₩1,520
|
|
pay 43.7% more for transportation
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.07
|
$4.58
₩6,329
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.90
|
$48.21
₩66,685
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,176.27
|
$27,876.80
₩38,556,128
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.75
|
$8.80
₩12,170
|
|
pay 49.3% more for housing
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.43
|
$20.28
₩28,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,700.56
|
$421.68
₩583,220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,210.30
|
$330.55
₩457,187
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON466.39
|
$129.93
₩179,700
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,669.17
|
$386.50
₩534,566
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,344.17
|
$18,893.14
₩26,130,912
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.26
|
$2.93
₩4,046
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.95
|
$3.45
₩4,775
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.24
|
$3.33
₩4,611
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON172.47
|
$48.95
₩67,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.20
|
$9.82
₩13,588
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Romania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON273.33
|
$62.63
₩86,629
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.91
|
$43.35
₩59,952
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON320.00
|
$72.22
₩99,886
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON370.80
|
$98.82
₩136,671
|
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