Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Newcastle upon Tyne Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Newcastle upon Tyne

🙂 Solo nomad: Seoul is 3.9% cheaper than Newcastle upon Tyne without rent, and 21.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seoul is 4.1% cheaper than Newcastle upon Tyne without rent, and 11.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.66 ₩12.7K

$20.63 £15.62

-58.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.9 ₩80.8K

$85.9 £65

-36.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.53 ₩9,607

$10.18 £7.71

-35.85%

Cappuccino

$3.92 ₩5,767

$5.02 £3.8

-21.91%

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

$1.65 ₩2,427

$3.18 £2.41

-48.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 ₩1,258

$2.08 £1.58

-58.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.57 ₩5,257

$6.61 £5

-45.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.83 ₩8,576

$6.77 £5.13

-13.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ₩3,170

$1.7 £1.29

27.06%

White Bread (500g)

$3.3 ₩4,851

$1.91 £1.45

72.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.26 ₩4,791

$2.15 £1.63

51.63%

Eggs

$3.12 ₩4,587

$3.6 £2.72

-13.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.05 ₩20.7K

$8.93 £6.76

57.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.04 ₩16.2K

$9.22 £6.98

19.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$34.08 ₩50.1K

$12.64 £9.57

169.62%

Apples (1kg)

$7.89 ₩11.6K

$3.83 £2.9

106.01%

Banana (1kg)

$3.54 ₩5,208

$2.25 £1.7

57.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.4 ₩7,940

$2.63 £1.99

105.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.67 ₩9,815

$3.9 £2.95

71.03%

Potato (1kg)

$3.82 ₩5,618

$1.99 £1.51

91.96%

Onion (1kg)

$2.99 ₩4,401

$1.67 £1.26

79.04%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.51 ₩3,699

$1.19 £0.9

110.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 ₩1,881

$1.93 £1.46

-33.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 ₩4,802

$19.38 £14.67

-83.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.54 ₩28.7K

$10.58 £8.01

84.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.44 ₩3,583

$2.62 £1.98

-6.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.35 ₩4,924

$2.91 £2.2

15.12%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.11 ₩1,633

$3.46 £2.62

-67.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.88 ₩69K

$78.3 £59.3

-40.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.58 ₩5,269

$6.91 £5.23

-48.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.56 ₩829

$1.41 £1.07

-60.28%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.03 ₩13.3K

$22.17 £16.79

-59.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ₩1,750

$1.97 £1.49

-39.59%

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

$27.6K ₩40.7M

$37.9K £28.7K

-27.14%

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

$25.4K ₩37.3M

$44K £33.3K

-42.38%

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

$166 ₩244.1K

$270 £205

-38.63%

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

$34.32 ₩50.5K

$19.36 £14.66

77.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.87 ₩32.2K

$45.76 £34.64

-52.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.5 ₩84.6K

$60.4 £45.69

-4.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.57 ₩34.7K

$22.93 £17.36

2.79%

Cinema Ticket

$10.94 ₩16.1K

$10.71 £8.11

2.15%

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

$417 ₩614.2K

$1,277 £967

-67.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.9K ₩35.2M

$18.9K £14.3K

26.54%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.3 ₩85.8K

$83.2 £63

-29.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.11 ₩69.3K

$45.12 £34.16

4.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.9 ₩117.5K

$83.8 £63.4

-4.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 ₩169.1K

$83 £62.8

38.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$936 ₩1.4M

$1,139 £862

-17.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$605 ₩889.8K

$933 £706

-35.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,536 ₩3.7M

$1,875 £1,419

35.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,299 ₩1.9M

$1,597 £1,209

-18.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$21.6K ₩31.7M

$6,642 £5,028

224.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$11K ₩16.2M

$4,808 £3,640

129.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,154 ₩4.6M

$3,691 £2,794

-14.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.14

5.7

-27.37%

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

Last update for Seoul: November 25, 2025

Last update for Newcastle upon Tyne: November 22, 2025

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