Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 22.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 62.9% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.00
|
$7.88
₩11,015
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
$6.09
₩8,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.63
|
$1.59
₩2,218
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.35
|
$0.84
₩1,176
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€2.98
|
$3.10
₩4,328
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.82
|
$6.52
₩9,122
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.41
|
$8.06
₩11,267
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.90
|
$3.06
₩4,276
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.00
|
$4.74
₩6,622
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$3.30
₩4,611
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.55
₩2,166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$2.44
₩3,413
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$2.68
₩3,754
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.89
|
$1.73
₩2,420
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.39
₩1,939
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.71
|
$4.59
₩6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.40
₩62,087
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,215.95
|
$27,023.07
₩37,783,651
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€29.60
|
$8.02
₩11,216
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€48.21
|
$22.27
₩31,143
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,812.35
|
$883.18
₩1,234,861
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,521.30
|
$490.54
₩685,872
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€174.06
|
$133.35
₩186,454
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,228.65
|
$385.48
₩538,979
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,498.66
|
$20,782.92
₩29,058,674
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$3.58
₩5,007
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$3.60
₩5,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
$3.22
₩4,506
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€42.56
|
$53.73
₩75,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.00
|
$10.74
₩15,021
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€59.85
|
$59.13
₩82,672
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€30.57
|
$46.64
₩65,218
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€76.99
|
$86.69
₩121,214
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€94.49
|
$124.89
₩174,622
|
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