Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 1.1% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Estonia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,914
|
$10.09
€9.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,588
|
$8.14
€7.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,922
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,020
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,968
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,325
|
$4.85
€4.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,777
|
$3.95
€3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,442
|
$2.49
€2.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,915
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,821
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,922
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,443
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,808
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,337
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,520
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,329
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,685
|
$23.92
€22.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,556,128
|
$26,691.01
€24,585.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,170
|
$9.39
€8.65
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
South Korea
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩28,044
|
$25.00
€23.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩583,220
|
$454.70
€418.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩457,187
|
$349.83
€322.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,700
|
$207.98
€191.57
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩534,566
|
$200.34
€184.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,130,912
|
$7,293.58
€6,718.17
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,046
|
$4.01
€3.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,775
|
$3.06
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,611
|
$5.61
€5.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,702
|
$45.53
€41.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,588
|
$8.73
€8.04
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,629
|
$88.43
€81.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,952
|
$32.00
€29.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,886
|
$75.24
€69.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,671
|
$98.03
€90.30
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Estonia or South Korea. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.