Cost of living comparison

 Christmas Island
compared to
 South Korea
South Korea vs. Christmas Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Christmas Island, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Christmas Island
South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.16
₩8,412
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.24
₩7,155
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.47
₩2,010

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Christmas Island
South Korea
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.08
₩4,202
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.40
₩7,381
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.46
₩10,186

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Christmas Island
South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.39
₩5,999
Monthly public transit pass ?? $45.32
₩61,890
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,023.07
₩36,906,200

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Christmas Island
South Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $17.65
₩24,111
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $426.93
₩583,073
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $328.41
₩448,524

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Christmas Island
South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $373.40
₩509,964
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $22,907.58
₩31,285,553

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Christmas Island
South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.09
₩4,226
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.39
₩4,629
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.21
₩4,389

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Christmas Island
South Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $60.70
₩82,906
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.52
₩60,806
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $72.99
₩99,688

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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