Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 73.7% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,914
|
$18.07
£14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,588
|
$8.96
£7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,922
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,020
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,968
|
$1.46
£1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,325
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,777
|
$5.75
£4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,442
|
$3.68
£2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,915
|
$3.66
£2.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,821
|
$1.20
£0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,922
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,443
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,808
|
$1.40
£1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,337
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,520
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 66.8% more for transportation
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,329
|
$7.22
£5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,685
|
$94.64
£74.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,556,128
|
$33,464.66
£26,273.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,170
|
$16.98
£13.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩28,044
|
$37.59
£29.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩583,220
|
$1,224.35
£961.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩457,187
|
$974.65
£765.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,700
|
$234.45
£184.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩534,566
|
$1,426.61
£1,120.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,130,912
|
$18,036.83
£14,160.97
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,046
|
$5.42
£4.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,775
|
$3.93
£3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,611
|
$16.35
£12.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,702
|
$43.82
£34.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,588
|
$12.87
£10.11
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
South Korea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,629
|
$76.61
£60.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,952
|
$39.64
£31.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,886
|
$90.51
£71.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,671
|
$94.66
£74.32
|
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