Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 46.8% more expensive than The Valley.
If you lived in Seoul instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
|
The Valley
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$124.89
₩180,644
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Seoul or The Valley. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.