Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 23.3% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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