Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Exeter Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Exeter

😐 Solo nomad: Seoul is 6.7% more expensive than Exeter without rent, and 25% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seoul is 13.9% cheaper than Exeter without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9 ₩13.2K

$20.52 £15.54

-56.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.4 ₩80.1K

$88 £66.6

-38.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.18 ₩9,088

$10.23 £7.74

-39.59%

Cappuccino

$3.95 ₩5,812

$4.47 £3.38

-11.63%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 ₩2,462

$3.06 £2.32

-45.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.81 ₩1,188

$1.68 £1.27

-51.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.63 ₩5,337

$7.58 £5.74

-52.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.04 ₩8,881

$6.24 £4.72

-3.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.26 ₩3,321

$1.76 £1.33

28.41%

White Bread (500g)

$3.44 ₩5,059

$1.89 £1.43

82.01%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.13 ₩4,608

$1.66 £1.26

88.55%

Eggs

$3.21 ₩4,718

$4.72 £3.57

-31.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.12 ₩20.8K

$8.51 £6.44

65.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.92 ₩16.1K

$7.08 £5.36

54.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$34.36 ₩50.6K

$19.7 £14.92

74.42%

Apples (1kg)

$7.92 ₩11.7K

$2.33 £1.76

239.91%

Banana (1kg)

$3.59 ₩5,279

$1.28 £0.97

180.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.51 ₩8,101

$2.34 £1.77

135.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.69 ₩9,847

$3.19 £2.41

109.72%

Potato (1kg)

$4 ₩5,880

$1.1 £0.83

263.64%

Onion (1kg)

$2.97 ₩4,367

$1.25 £0.94

137.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.59 ₩3,807

$1 £0.76

159.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.31 ₩1,929

$1.46 £1.1

-10.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 ₩4,791

$21.4 £16.2

-84.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.99 ₩29.4K

$10.15 £7.68

96.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.47 ₩3,632

$2.59 £1.96

-4.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 ₩4,738

$2.5 £1.89

28.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.12 ₩1,646

$2.7 £2.05

-58.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.65 ₩68.6K

$103 £78.3

-54.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.49 ₩5,137

$6.64 £5.03

-47.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.57 ₩844

$1.69 £1.28

-66.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.84 ₩13K

$22.1 £16.73

-60.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ₩1,815

$1.88 £1.42

-34.57%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.3K ₩40.1M

$38.8K £29.4K

-29.73%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$25.1K ₩37M

$38.2K £28.9K

-34.19%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$163 ₩239.3K

$345 £261

-52.85%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$35.23 ₩51.8K

$16.51 £12.49

113.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.59 ₩33.2K

$46.49 £35.19

-51.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.7 ₩84.9K

$39.54 £29.93

45.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.49 ₩34.6K

$14.36 £10.87

63.58%

Cinema Ticket

$10.92 ₩16.1K

$12.2 £9.23

-10.49%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$407 ₩598.8K

$1,483 £1,122

-72.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.5K ₩34.5M

$21K £15.9K

11.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 ₩86.5K

$77.3 £58.5

-23.97%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.15 ₩69.4K

$34.38 £26.03

37.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.5 ₩116.9K

$102 £77.1

-21.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$118 ₩172.9K

$110 £83.5

6.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$941 ₩1.4M

$1,350 £1,022

-30.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$597 ₩877.9K

$994 £752

-39.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,598 ₩3.8M

$2,613 £1,978

-0.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,338 ₩2M

$2,419 £1,831

-44.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$21.9K ₩32.3M

$6,728 £5,093

226.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$11.7K ₩17.2M

$6,428 £4,866

82.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,211 ₩4.7M

$2,935 £2,222

9.42%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.14

5.72

-27.62%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Seoul: November 29, 2025

Last update for Exeter: December 1, 2025

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