Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 7.6% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
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