Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.0 times more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,806
|
$26.58
A$39.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,859
|
$9.97
A$14.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,032
|
$2.84
A$4.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,095
|
$2.31
A$3.39
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,118
|
$2.60
A$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,071
|
$5.54
A$8.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩10,918
|
$6.63
A$9.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,360
|
$4.55
A$6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,341
|
$4.00
A$5.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,157
|
$1.59
A$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,095
|
$1.29
A$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,438
|
$1.56
A$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,618
|
$2.65
A$3.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,542
|
$1.19
A$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,886
|
$1.06
A$1.55
|
|
pay 64.3% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,247
|
$5.17
A$7.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩60,167
|
$113.84
A$167.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,063,916
|
$29,523.01
A$43,422.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,574
|
$17.81
A$26.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,341
|
$69.35
A$102.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,163,967
|
$1,797.26
A$2,643.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩704,708
|
$1,415.42
A$2,081.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩187,174
|
$191.07
A$281.02
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Seoul
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩508,678
|
$1,814.59
A$2,668.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩27,766,912
|
$14,626.48
A$21,512.70
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,912
|
$7.31
A$10.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,165
|
$3.74
A$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,420
|
$26.58
A$39.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩70,176
|
$67.03
A$98.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,735
|
$14.95
A$21.99
|
|
pay 56.5% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩80,979
|
$92.73
A$136.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩59,584
|
$83.64
A$123.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩114,485
|
$129.37
A$190.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩169,595
|
$172.79
A$254.14
|
|
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