Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 13.8% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 79.3% more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
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