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
CRC5,442.42
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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