Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.7% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Seoul instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
CRC5,528.40
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,017.72
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC745.76
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,325.46
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,176.98
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,691.92
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,665.37
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,249.41
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC995.69
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC321.72
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC812.15
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC688.15
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC663.34
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC607.94
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,801.31
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,409.50
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,848,782.70
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,137.22
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC27,357.62
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC378,797.73
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC236,647.39
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC32,187.02
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC266,197.72
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,342,763.39
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,488.06
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,884.24
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,579.31
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC30,474.68
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC37,562.39
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,937.41
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC64,308.88
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC59,883.32
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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