Common information
Cost of living and prices in Seoul
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre480USD/month
- in city centre867USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,324USD/month
- in city centre2,543USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 8 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 46 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 12 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 21 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 44 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 8 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 26,429 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 21,140 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 53 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 28 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 11 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 59 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 46 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 85 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 120 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 174 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 37 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 867 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 480 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 2,543 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,324 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 19,554 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 11,164 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 2,829 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 5.12 |
Ratings
Main factors in Seoul
- Leisure quality
- 8.6
- Quality of life
- 7.5
- Travelers rating
- 8.8
- Travelers rating
- 6.8
- English speaking
- 5.8
- Nightlife
- 9.8
- Coworking spaces
- 8.2
- Traffic
- 5
- Free WIFI
- 9.3
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 99
Safety in Seoul
Availability of prices in Seoul
Comfort in Seoul
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Seoul
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 31 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Average high, °C | 25 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 16 |
| Average temperature, °C | 21 | 15 | 7 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 12 |
| Average low, °C | 17 | 10 | 3 | -2 | -6 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 8 |
| Record low, °C | 6 | -1 | -11 | 0 | -18 | -16 | -11 | -2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -18 |
| Rain, days | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 115 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Fog, days | 22 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 291 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 120 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 70 | 70 | 110 | 260 | 210 | 1010 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 85 | 81 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 87 | 79 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 56 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 70 | 66 | 54 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 15 | 7 | 0 | -6 | -9 | -7 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 65 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 333 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 233 | 358 | 456 | 482 | 2076 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 |