Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 10.3% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩11,395
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,295
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,216
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,436
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,656
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,851
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,770
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,241
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,530
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,883
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,503
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩2,006
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,636
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩64,228
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,602
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩709,526
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 69.7% more for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩557,567
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,180
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,210
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩77,715
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,539
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩180,644
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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