Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Venlo Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Venlo

😐 Solo nomad: Seoul is 0.5% more expensive than Venlo without rent, and 26.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seoul is 10.1% cheaper than Venlo without rent, and 12.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9 ₩13.2K

$21.21 €18.26

-57.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.4 ₩80.1K

$92.9 €80

-41.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.18 ₩9,088

$11.55 €9.95

-46.49%

Cappuccino

$3.95 ₩5,812

$3.5 €3.02

12.86%

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

$1.67 ₩2,462

$3.02 €2.6

-44.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.81 ₩1,188

$2.37 €2.04

-65.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.63 ₩5,337

$5.19 €4.47

-30.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.04 ₩8,881

$5.73 €4.93

5.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.26 ₩3,321

$1.11 €0.95

103.60%

White Bread (500g)

$3.44 ₩5,059

$1.81 €1.56

90.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.13 ₩4,608

$3.41 €2.94

-8.21%

Eggs

$3.21 ₩4,718

$4.49 €3.86

-28.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.12 ₩20.8K

$13.04 €11.23

8.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.92 ₩16.1K

$16.89 €14.55

-35.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$34.36 ₩50.6K

$17.37 €14.96

97.81%

Apples (1kg)

$7.92 ₩11.7K

$2.09 €1.8

278.95%

Banana (1kg)

$3.59 ₩5,279

$2.21 €1.9

62.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.51 ₩8,101

$1.9 €1.64

190.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.69 ₩9,847

$3.56 €3.07

87.92%

Potato (1kg)

$4 ₩5,880

$2.1 €1.81

90.48%

Onion (1kg)

$2.97 ₩4,367

$2.07 €1.78

43.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.59 ₩3,807

$1.17 €1.01

121.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.31 ₩1,929

$0.71 €0.61

84.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 ₩4,791

$14.51 €12.5

-77.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.99 ₩29.4K

$6.84 €5.89

192.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.47 ₩3,632

$1.56 €1.35

58.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 ₩4,738

$2.84 €2.44

13.38%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.12 ₩1,646

$1.57 €1.35

-28.66%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.65 ₩68.6K

$92 €79.2

-49.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.49 ₩5,137

$3.72 €3.2

-6.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.57 ₩844

$1.68 €1.45

-66.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.84 ₩13K

$28.78 €24.79

-69.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ₩1,815

$2.2 €1.9

-44.09%

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

$27.3K ₩40.1M

$27.9K €24.1K

-2.45%

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

$25.1K ₩37M

$30.5K €26.3K

-17.62%

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

$163 ₩239.3K

$207 €179

-21.58%

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

$35.23 ₩51.8K

$22.34 €19.24

57.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.59 ₩33.2K

$45.81 €39.45

-50.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.7 ₩84.9K

$26.69 €22.99

116.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.49 ₩34.6K

$27.61 €23.78

-14.92%

Cinema Ticket

$10.92 ₩16.1K

$11.37 €9.8

-3.96%

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

$407 ₩598.8K

$914 €787

-55.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.5K ₩34.5M

$5,816 €5,009

303.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 ₩86.5K

$78.7 €67.8

-25.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.15 ₩69.4K

$26.44 €22.77

78.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.5 ₩116.9K

$87.9 €75.7

-9.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$118 ₩172.9K

$115 €99.2

2.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$941 ₩1.4M

$1,242 €1,070

-24.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$597 ₩877.9K

$1,210 €1,042

-50.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,598 ₩3.8M

$1,370 €1,180

89.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,338 ₩2M

$1,710 €1,472

-21.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$21.9K ₩32.3M

$3,237 €2,788

577.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$11.7K ₩17.2M

$2,910 €2,506

302.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,211 ₩4.7M

$3,965 €3,415

-19.00%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.14

3.5

18.29%

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

Last update for Seoul: November 29, 2025

Last update for Venlo: December 1, 2025

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