Liverpool vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Liverpool	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1774	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4525	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$954	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$1757	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2907	$2911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	513K	9.67M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 33% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 2461st and 4104th ($1774 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 3rd in the United Kingdom and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Liverpool ranked 23rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 132nd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Liverpool vs Seoul

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	Liverpool	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.6	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1201	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.72%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.4	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.8	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1465	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15161	$20197

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019