Cost of living comparison

 Saint Helier, Jersey
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary
Seoul vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Saint Helier, you would:

pay 58.5% less for restaurants

 
Saint Helier
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $45.20
£33.32
$7.88
₩10,760
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£7.62
$6.09
₩8,314
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
£2.09
$1.59
₩2,167

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

 
Saint Helier
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
£1.69
$3.10
₩4,227
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.33
£3.93
$6.52
₩8,910
Milk (1 gallon) $7.84
£5.78
$8.06
₩11,006

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pay 40.8% less for transportation

 
Saint Helier
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
£5.85
$4.59
₩6,266
Monthly public transit pass $67.16
£49.51
$44.40
₩60,646
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,768.06
£20,470.36
$27,023.07
₩36,906,983

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pay 53.1% less for housing

 
Saint Helier
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.54
£53.48
$22.27
₩30,421
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,808.15
£1,332.95
$883.18
₩1,206,209
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,715.90
£1,264.95
$490.54
₩669,958

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

 
Saint Helier
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,324.77
£1,713.80
$385.48
₩526,473
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,664.60
£15,233.76
$20,782.92
₩28,384,447

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Helier
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
£5.71
$3.58
₩4,891
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
£3.65
$3.60
₩4,920
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.50
£11.43
$3.22
₩4,402

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

 
Saint Helier
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£73.79
$59.13
₩80,754
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.31
£51.10
$46.64
₩63,705
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$121.08
£89.26
$86.69
₩118,402

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