Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 15.8% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 84.3% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,914
|
$11.08
€10.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,588
|
$7.71
€7.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,922
|
$2.67
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,020
|
$1.72
€1.58
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,968
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,325
|
$7.07
€6.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,777
|
$4.77
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,442
|
$3.00
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,915
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,821
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,922
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,443
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,808
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,337
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,520
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,329
|
$5.99
€5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,685
|
$31.70
€29.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,556,128
|
$23,886.27
€22,001.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,170
|
$11.67
€10.75
|
|
pay 49.5% more for housing
South Korea
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩28,044
|
$31.76
€29.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩583,220
|
$605.45
€557.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩457,187
|
$503.01
€463.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,700
|
$189.16
€174.24
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩534,566
|
$467.02
€430.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,130,912
|
$8,474.52
€7,805.94
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,046
|
$3.19
€2.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,775
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,611
|
$5.16
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,702
|
$45.89
€42.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,588
|
$7.59
€6.99
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,629
|
$88.79
€81.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,952
|
$34.80
€32.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,886
|
$94.67
€87.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,671
|
$129.70
€119.47
|
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