Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 21.3% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.37
|
$6.16
₩8,651
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.65
|
$5.24
₩7,358
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$1.47
₩2,067
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$0.79
₩1,112
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.56
|
$3.08
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$5.40
₩7,591
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$7.46
₩10,475
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$2.76
₩3,873
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$3.32
₩4,664
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$3.17
₩4,449
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$1.49
₩2,091
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$2.53
₩3,555
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$2.41
₩3,391
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$1.82
₩2,563
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$1.21
₩1,699
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.76
|
$4.39
₩6,169
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.78
|
$45.32
₩63,647
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,751.93
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.20
|
$8.17
₩11,477
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.05
|
$17.65
₩24,795
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€487.17
|
$426.93
₩599,630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.80
|
$328.41
₩461,260
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€141.08
|
$111.42
₩156,494
|
|
pay 70.5% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.89
|
$373.40
₩524,445
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,373.75
|
$22,907.58
₩32,173,919
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$3.09
₩4,346
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.78
|
$3.39
₩4,760
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.95
|
$3.21
₩4,514
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.77
|
$45.71
₩64,202
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.88
|
$10.10
₩14,183
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.73
|
$60.70
₩85,260
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.99
|
$44.52
₩62,532
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.27
|
$72.99
₩102,518
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.74
|
$93.73
₩131,645
|
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