Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.9% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.73
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.69
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.32
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.33
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.11
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.13
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€49.80
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,157.16
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.85
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.66
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,212.74
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€890.38
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€249.94
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 70.6% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€291.13
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,141.42
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.78
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€35.93
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.08
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€90.56
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.16
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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