Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 70.5% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.37
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.61
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.43
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.10
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$25.72
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$20.71
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.20
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.25
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.02
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.30
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.89
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.04
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.95
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.10
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$21.96
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$252.10
|
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$141,460.72
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$41.83
|
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$112.05
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,092.66
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,298.70
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$298.58
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay 31.9% more for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,677.65
|
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$66,857.03
|
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
|
pay 89.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.14
|
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.13
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$138.06
|
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay 47.0% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$295.23
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$238.93
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$373.73
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$323.16
|
$124.89
₩175,410
|
|
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