Common information
Cost of living and prices in South Korea
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre341USD/month
- in city centre524USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre893USD/month
- in city centre1,530USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 7 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 35 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 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 | 9 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 5 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 | 18 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 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 | 43 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 | 21,986 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 46 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 20 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 11 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 56 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 45 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 78 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 106 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 158 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 41 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 524 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 341 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,530 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 893 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 11,095 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 7,833 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 2,407 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.74 |
List of largest cities in South Korea
Ratings
Main factors in South Korea
- Leisure quality
- 7.5
- Quality of life
- 7.8
- Travelers rating
- 9.1
- Travelers rating
- 6.8
- English speaking
- 6.7
- Nightlife
- 6.6
- Coworking spaces
- 9.6
- Traffic
- 5.2
- Free WIFI
- 9.9
Safety in South Korea
Availability of prices in South Korea
Comfort in South Korea
Weather, climate, temperature by months in South Korea
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Average high, °C | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 17 |
| Average temperature, °C | 21 | 15 | 7 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 12 |
| Average low, °C | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 8 |
| Record low, °C | 6 | -1 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -10 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | -14 |
| Rain, days | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 125 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Fog, days | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 225 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Snowfall, cm. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 147 | 49 | 46 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 51 | 89 | 95 | 147 | 273 | 238 | 1217 |
| Relative humidity, % | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 89 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 83 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 59 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 66 | 56 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 16 | 8 | 1 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 79 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 323 | 144 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 216 | 338 | 457 | 480 | 2019 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 |