Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 21.1% cheaper than Austin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.2% less in Seoul
- Groceries
-
pay 35.7% more in Seoul
- Transportation
-
pay 6.2% less in Seoul
- Housing
-
pay 49.5% less in Seoul
- Childcare
-
pay 38.8% less in Seoul
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.3% less in Seoul
- Clothing
-
pay 7.2% less in Seoul
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Seoul.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Austin, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
|
Austin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$7.88
₩11,174
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.09
₩8,635
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
|
$1.59
₩2,251
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$0.84
₩1,193
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
|
Austin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$3.10
₩4,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
|
$6.52
₩9,253
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$8.06
₩11,430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
|
$3.06
₩4,338
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
|
$4.74
₩6,718
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$3.30
₩4,678
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$1.55
₩2,198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$2.44
₩3,462
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$2.68
₩3,808
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$1.73
₩2,455
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$1.39
₩1,967
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
Austin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$4.59
₩6,508
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$44.40
₩62,983
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$27,023.07
₩38,329,246
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.55
|
$8.02
₩11,378
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
|
Austin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.43
|
$22.27
₩31,593
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,280.66
|
$883.18
₩1,252,692
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,508.91
|
$490.54
₩695,776
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.36
|
$133.35
₩189,146
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Austin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,465.00
|
$385.48
₩546,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,625.00
|
$20,782.92
₩29,478,281
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$3.58
₩5,079
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$3.60
₩5,109
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$3.22
₩4,571
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.50
|
$53.73
₩76,209
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$10.74
₩15,238
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Austin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.62
|
$59.13
₩83,866
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.38
|
$46.64
₩66,160
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.78
|
$86.69
₩122,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.79
|
$124.89
₩177,144
|
|
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