If you lived in South Korea instead of Holy See (Vatican City), you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.16
₩8,841
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.24
₩7,520
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.47
₩2,113

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
South Korea
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.08
₩4,416
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.40
₩7,758
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.46
₩10,706

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.39
₩6,305
Monthly public transit pass ?? $45.32
₩65,049
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,023.07
₩38,790,260

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
South Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $17.65
₩25,342
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $426.93
₩612,839
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $328.41
₩471,421

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $373.40
₩535,998
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $22,907.58
₩32,882,679

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.09
₩4,441
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.39
₩4,865
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.21
₩4,613

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
South Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $60.70
₩87,138
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.52
₩63,910
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $72.99
₩104,777

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