George Town vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$4192
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$683
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$1882
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$3018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	41K	9.67M

The cost of living in George Town is 134% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 32nd and 3641st ($3374 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and South Korea, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in George Town compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 754th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Seoul

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	George Town	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$19966

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1101
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1144
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1069
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1106
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1081
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1152
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1120
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1124
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1072
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1127
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$987
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1041
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1256
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1024
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$949
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1542
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$973
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$986
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$911
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1002
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$880
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$940
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1005
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1009
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$967
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$963