Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 23.0% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
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