Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 37.1% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.00
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.44
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.38
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.96
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.60
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.63
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.55
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.16
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.08
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 43.7% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.79
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 52.7% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 34.2% more for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.27
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.97
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON499.93
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
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