Cost of living comparison

compared to

South Korea is 22.2% cheaper than South Carolina.

If you lived in South Korea instead of South Carolina, you would:

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

 
South Carolina
South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.39
 
$6.44
₩8,896
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.28
 
$5.49
₩7,573
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
 
$1.39
₩1,918

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pay 18.0% more for groceries

 
South Carolina
South Korea
Bread
1 loaf
$3.12
 
$2.87
₩3,960
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.25
 
$6.02
₩8,308
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
 
$7.79
₩10,756

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

 
South Carolina
South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.15
 
$4.58
₩6,316
Monthly public transit pass $49.00
 
$48.21
₩66,552
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,719.77
 
$27,876.80
₩38,479,467

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pay 55.7% less for housing

 
South Carolina
South Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$63.16
 
$20.28
₩27,988
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,418.44
 
$421.68
₩582,060
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,353.33
 
$330.55
₩456,278

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pay 44.4% less for childcare

 
South Carolina
South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,435.24
 
$386.50
₩533,503
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,437.28
 
$18,893.14
₩26,078,956

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
South Carolina
South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.93
 
$2.93
₩4,038
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.02
 
$3.45
₩4,765
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.17
 
$3.33
₩4,601

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

 
South Carolina
South Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.56
 
$62.63
₩86,457
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.39
 
$43.35
₩59,833
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.09
 
$72.22
₩99,687

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