Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 71.6% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
$9.44
₩13,025
|
|
pay 86.0% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 29.6% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
|
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