Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Seoul instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Vatican City
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.88
₩11,432
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.09
₩8,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.59
₩2,302
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.84
₩1,220
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Vatican City
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.10
₩4,491
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.52
₩9,467
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.06
₩11,693
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.06
₩4,438
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.74
₩6,873
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.30
₩4,785
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
₩2,248
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.44
₩3,542
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.68
₩3,896
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
₩2,511
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
₩2,012
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vatican City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.59
₩6,658
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.40
₩64,433
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,023.07
₩39,211,820
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.02
₩11,640
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Vatican City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.27
₩32,321
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$883.18
₩1,281,537
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$490.54
₩711,797
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$133.35
₩193,502
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vatican City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.48
₩559,352
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,782.92
₩30,157,052
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Vatican City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.58
₩5,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.60
₩5,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.22
₩4,677
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$53.73
₩77,963
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.74
₩15,589
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vatican City
|
Seoul
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.13
₩85,797
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.64
₩67,683
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.69
₩125,796
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$124.89
₩181,222
|
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