Cost of living comparison

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

compared to

Seoul, South Korea

Seoul vs. Port Stanley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Port Stanley, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Port Stanley	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$7.88 ₩10,760
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.09 ₩8,314
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.59 ₩2,167
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.84 ₩1,148

Port Stanley vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Port Stanley	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	??	$3.10 ₩4,227
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.52 ₩8,910
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$8.06 ₩11,006
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$3.06 ₩4,177
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.74 ₩6,469
Apples (1 lb)	??	$3.30 ₩4,504
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.55 ₩2,116
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.44 ₩3,333
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.68 ₩3,667
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.73 ₩2,364
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.39 ₩1,894

Port Stanley vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Port Stanley	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.59 ₩6,266
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.40 ₩60,646
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,023.07 ₩36,906,983
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.02 ₩10,955

Port Stanley vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Port Stanley	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$22.27 ₩30,421
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$883.18 ₩1,206,209
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$490.54 ₩669,958
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$133.35 ₩182,128

Port Stanley vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port Stanley	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$385.48 ₩526,473
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$20,782.92 ₩28,384,447

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Port Stanley	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$3.58 ₩4,891
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.60 ₩4,920
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.22 ₩4,402
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$53.73 ₩73,381
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.74 ₩14,672

Port Stanley vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Port Stanley	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$59.13 ₩80,754
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$46.64 ₩63,705
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$86.69 ₩118,402
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$124.89 ₩170,570

Port Stanley vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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