Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Wolfsburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Wolfsburg

😐 Solo nomad: Seoul is 8.6% more expensive than Wolfsburg without rent, and 2.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seoul is 5.5% cheaper than Wolfsburg without rent, and 29.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.66 ₩12.7K

$14.04 €12.09

-38.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.9 ₩80.8K

$58.3 €50.2

-5.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.53 ₩9,607

$9.37 €8.07

-30.31%

Cappuccino

$3.92 ₩5,767

$3.9 €3.36

0.51%

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

$1.65 ₩2,427

$2.94 €2.54

-43.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 ₩1,258

$2.37 €2.04

-63.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.57 ₩5,257

$4.05 €3.49

-11.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.83 ₩8,576

$3.3 €2.84

76.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ₩3,170

$1.23 €1.06

75.61%

White Bread (500g)

$3.3 ₩4,851

$2.15 €1.85

53.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.26 ₩4,791

$3.36 €2.89

-2.98%

Eggs

$3.12 ₩4,587

$3.89 €3.35

-19.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.05 ₩20.7K

$14.46 €12.46

-2.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.04 ₩16.2K

$15.07 €12.98

-26.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$34.08 ₩50.1K

$18.74 €16.14

81.86%

Apples (1kg)

$7.89 ₩11.6K

$3.11 €2.68

153.70%

Banana (1kg)

$3.54 ₩5,208

$1.71 €1.47

107.02%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.4 ₩7,940

$2.2 €1.9

145.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.67 ₩9,815

$4.99 €4.3

33.67%

Potato (1kg)

$3.82 ₩5,618

$1.51 €1.3

152.98%

Onion (1kg)

$2.99 ₩4,401

$1.48 €1.27

102.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.51 ₩3,699

$2.07 €1.78

21.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 ₩1,881

$1.01 €0.87

26.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 ₩4,802

$9.38 €8.08

-65.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.54 ₩28.7K

$5.86 €5.04

233.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.44 ₩3,583

$1.11 €0.96

119.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.35 ₩4,924

$1.75 €1.5

91.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.11 ₩1,633

$3.53 €3.04

-68.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.88 ₩69K

$57.2 €49.23

-17.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.58 ₩5,269

$7.32 €6.31

-51.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.56 ₩829

$1.92 €1.66

-70.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.03 ₩13.3K

$49.98 €43.05

-81.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ₩1,750

$1.94 €1.67

-38.66%

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

$27.6K ₩40.7M

$31.8K €27.4K

-13.19%

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

$25.4K ₩37.3M

$36.4K €31.4K

-30.37%

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

$166 ₩244.1K

$320 €275

-48.09%

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

$34.32 ₩50.5K

$36.45 €31.39

-5.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.87 ₩32.2K

$54.1 €46.61

-59.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.5 ₩84.6K

$58.5 €50.4

-1.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.57 ₩34.7K

$23.19 €19.98

1.64%

Cinema Ticket

$10.94 ₩16.1K

$14.94 €12.87

-26.77%

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

$417 ₩614.2K

$692 €596

-39.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.9K ₩35.2M

$10.5K €9,040

128.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.3 ₩85.8K

$69.8 €60.1

-16.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.11 ₩69.3K

$34.19 €29.45

37.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.9 ₩117.5K

$115 €99.4

-30.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 ₩169.1K

$147 €127

-21.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$936 ₩1.4M

$559 €481

67.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$605 ₩889.8K

$461 €397

31.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,536 ₩3.7M

$1,150 €990

120.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,299 ₩1.9M

$2,716 €2,340

-52.16%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$21.6K ₩31.7M

$5,098 €4,391

322.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$11K ₩16.2M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,154 ₩4.6M

$4,414 €3,802

-28.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.14

3.96

4.55%

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

Last update for Seoul: November 25, 2025

Last update for Wolfsburg: November 24, 2025

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