Cost of living comparison

compared to

Paris is 67.0% more expensive than Seoul.

If you lived in Paris instead of Seoul, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Seoul
Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.88
₩10,997
$16.08
€15.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.09
₩8,498
$12.86
€12.20
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.59
₩2,215
$4.09
€3.88

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pay 10.0% less for groceries

 
Seoul
Paris
Bread
1 loaf
$3.10
₩4,321
$2.01
€1.90
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.52
₩9,107
$11.23
€10.65
Milk (1 gallon) $8.06
₩11,249
$5.41
€5.13

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Seoul
Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.59
₩6,405
$7.65
€7.26
Monthly public transit pass $44.40
₩61,986
$92.60
€87.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,023.07
₩37,722,173
$32,688.77
€31,000.79

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pay 65.7% more for housing

 
Seoul
Paris
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.27
₩31,093
$33.65
€31.92
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $883.18
₩1,232,852
$1,367.25
€1,296.65
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $490.54
₩684,756
$1,057.37
€1,002.77

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pay 36.5% more for childcare

 
Seoul
Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $385.48
₩538,102
$756.26
€717.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,782.92
₩29,011,393
$15,942.48
€15,119.24

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pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Seoul
Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.58
₩4,999
$7.50
€7.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
₩5,028
$4.31
€4.09
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
₩4,499
$13.40
€12.71

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pay 30.8% more for clothing

 
Seoul
Paris
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.13
₩82,538
$103.81
€98.45
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.64
₩65,112
$46.57
€44.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.69
₩121,017
$111.54
€105.78

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