Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 47.6% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Seoul instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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