Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 54.9% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 86.8% more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF755
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,579
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF727
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF529
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF286
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,413
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,329
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,254
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,244
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,142
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF114
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF840
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF688
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF572
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,126
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,534
|
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,567,080
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,850
|
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,202
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF327,180
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF271,811
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,492
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay 27.7% more for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,194
|
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,323,633
|
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
|
pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF737
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,402
|
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF881
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,462
|
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,924
|
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,329
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,255
|
$124.89
₩175,410
|
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