Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 62.6% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.24
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.31
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.39
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.92
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.93
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.59
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.09
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.64
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.15
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.42
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.22
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.58
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥241.88
|
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥151,177.19
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.26
|
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 69.9% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.21
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,735.11
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,566.76
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥304.50
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,529.99
|
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥165,958.96
|
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
|
pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.06
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.10
|
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.20
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥474.10
|
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.47
|
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥453.81
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥251.24
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥604.45
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥779.61
|
$124.89
₩175,410
|
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