Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 36.6% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,235
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,029
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD261
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD176
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD567
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD559
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD299
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD351
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD59
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD90
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD83
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD118
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD771
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,264
|
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,157,511
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,068
|
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,104
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD94,424
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD58,254
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,673
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay 86.1% more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,615
|
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD870,368
|
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD340
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD275
|
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD463
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,104
|
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD823
|
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,977
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,342
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD12,031
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD14,135
|
$124.89
₩175,410
|
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