Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 17.1% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.44
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.47
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€5.41
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.31
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.28
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.65
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€28,393.80
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€9.67
|
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€28.31
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€713.89
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€509.60
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€231.25
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay 80.0% more for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€501.97
|
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,967.00
|
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.72
|
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.66
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€50.76
|
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€89.05
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€36.14
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€86.88
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€110.81
|
$124.89
₩175,410
|
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