Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 10.6% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩11,395
|
$1.61
KMF758
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,295
|
$1.55
KMF731
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,216
|
$1.13
KMF531
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,436
|
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,656
|
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,851
|
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,770
|
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,241
|
$0.21
KMF101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,530
|
$0.24
KMF115
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,883
|
$1.79
KMF844
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,503
|
$1.46
KMF691
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩2,006
|
$1.22
KMF575
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,636
|
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩64,228
|
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,602
|
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩709,526
|
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩557,567
|
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,180
|
$1.57
KMF741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,210
|
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩77,715
|
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,539
|
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩180,644
|
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
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