Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 16.4% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.51
|
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
$9.44
₩13,025
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.40
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.38
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
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