Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.5 times more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in George Town instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,194
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,105
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,135
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
|
Seoul
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,361
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,310
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,569
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,306
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,171
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,562
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,748
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,633
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,953
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,471
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩62,328
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩13,025
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Seoul
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩730,014
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Seoul
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩526,945
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,088
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,351
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,696
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,264
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 68.6% more for clothing
|
Seoul
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩175,685
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
|
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