Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.5 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
₹350.06
|
$7.88
₩11,015
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
$6.09
₩8,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹41.20
|
$1.59
₩2,218
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.67
|
$0.84
₩1,176
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₹46.26
|
$3.10
₩4,328
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
₹200.21
|
$6.52
₩9,122
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
₹242.78
|
$8.06
₩11,267
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
₹97.20
|
$3.06
₩4,276
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.10
|
$4.74
₩6,622
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
₹75.22
|
$3.30
₩4,611
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.21
|
$1.55
₩2,166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
₹39.02
|
$2.44
₩3,413
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.27
|
$2.68
₩3,754
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.70
|
$1.73
₩2,420
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.30
|
$1.39
₩1,939
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
₹372.52
|
$4.59
₩6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
$44.40
₩62,087
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
$27,023.07
₩37,783,651
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.49
₹210.04
|
$8.02
₩11,216
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.48
₹715.46
|
$22.27
₩31,143
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.66
₹23,602.17
|
$883.18
₩1,234,861
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.09
₹13,848.65
|
$490.54
₩685,872
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.25
₹3,903.40
|
$133.35
₩186,454
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.50
₹7,806.93
|
$385.48
₩538,979
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,766.20
₹149,059.56
|
$20,782.92
₩29,058,674
|
|
pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.04
|
$3.58
₩5,007
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₹204.86
|
$3.60
₩5,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
$3.22
₩4,506
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.31
₹1,798.37
|
$53.73
₩75,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
₹415.07
|
$10.74
₩15,021
|
|
pay 99.1% more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.25
₹2,721.89
|
$59.13
₩82,672
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
₹2,725.44
|
$46.64
₩65,218
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.15
₹4,485.39
|
$86.69
₩121,214
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.86
₹3,448.50
|
$124.89
₩174,622
|
|
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