Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 45.2% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.8% less in Seoul
- Groceries
-
pay 22.1% more in Seoul
- Transportation
-
pay 15.1% less in Seoul
- Housing
-
pay 72.1% less in Seoul
- Childcare
-
pay 66.5% less in Seoul
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.2% less in Seoul
- Clothing
-
pay 61.1% less in Seoul
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Seoul.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€18.40
|
$7.88
₩11,196
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€10.85
|
$6.09
₩8,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.11
|
$1.59
₩2,255
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.23
|
$0.84
₩1,195
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.78
|
$3.10
₩4,399
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.08
|
$6.52
₩9,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.25
|
$8.06
₩11,452
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.13
|
$3.06
₩4,346
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.19
|
$4.74
₩6,731
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$3.30
₩4,687
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$1.55
₩2,202
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$2.44
₩3,469
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.58
|
$2.68
₩3,816
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$1.73
₩2,459
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.28
|
$1.39
₩1,971
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.52
|
$4.59
₩6,521
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.76
|
$44.40
₩63,107
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€40,743.15
|
$27,023.07
₩38,404,776
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.93
|
$8.02
₩11,400
|
|
pay 72.1% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€53.79
|
$22.27
₩31,655
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,118.30
|
$883.18
₩1,255,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,661.72
|
$490.54
₩697,147
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€206.94
|
$133.35
₩189,519
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,840.06
|
$385.48
₩547,839
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€37,626.84
|
$20,782.92
₩29,536,370
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.55
|
$3.58
₩5,089
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.83
|
$3.60
₩5,119
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.80
|
$3.22
₩4,580
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€454.12
|
$53.73
₩76,359
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.32
|
$10.74
₩15,268
|
|
pay 61.1% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€153.57
|
$59.13
₩84,031
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€66.29
|
$46.64
₩66,290
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€192.97
|
$86.69
₩123,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€551.07
|
$124.89
₩177,493
|
|
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