Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Seoul instead of Funafuti, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Funafuti
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.84
₩1,174
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Funafuti
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
₩1,936
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Funafuti
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.02
₩11,197
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Funafuti
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$133.35
₩186,151
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Funafuti
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Funafuti
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.74
₩14,996
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Funafuti
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$124.89
₩174,338
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