[Ask Hyojin] Cost of Living in Korea [TalkToMeInKorean]

[@theMusicFairy1]

can you please make another video about other stuff like doctor's fees and medicines, going to cinemas and concerts, going to amusement parks...etc pleaaaaaaaaaaaase.

[@Ameiaru]

Looking between kpop concerts between Big Bang and a rookie group, a concert ticket was around 90 to 125 bucks. Doctors fees -- fairllly cheap. lol. Esp in relation to america. I went for a walk in for stomach ulcers and that was about 20, medicine was about 10 more. Cinemas can be expensive but prob still cheaper than the states. (including food.) Amusement parks idk.

[@theMusicFairy1]

Ameiaru 20$ or 20000 won??

[@Ameiaru]

theMusicFairy1 Around 20 USD which when converted is 20,000 KRW.

[@theMusicFairy1]

that's a lot, any way thank you for answering me.

[@madanniroula1861]

Here in Nepal, you can live with only 3$ per day enjoying the cleanest air of the world, at the lap of the himalayas.

[@fatmazehrakatilmis9552]

I think if I try to live in Korea, I become poor and homeless in two weeks as a Turkish. But still I want to go there to study.

[@va_bg]

You could say something about electricity and water, and warm rent too

[@terichio]

I guess it doesn't blow me away the cost of coffee since it sounds like starbucks prices.

[@AKADriver]

Dunkin Donuts is also everywhere in Korea and costs about the same as it does in the US, coffee was just as decent.

[@NFH1994]

I live in the uk and I really need to move to Korea! Even the stuff that you categorised as expensive is cheaper then in London (except maybe fruit)

[@jimmicrackhead12]

Strawberry is cheap

[@Dipanjan180]

Just for cheaper things will u move to another country!?

[@JustinK0]

@@Dipanjan180 why not?

[@SkyCrown614]

It is normal in Korean to eat meal outside with an amount of 5000 to 7000 won and its cheap for them. Here in our country, you can already eat a meal starting at 3000 won outside. For them, its more expensive if you cook at home. In our country, cooking at home is more cheaper than eating outside. 3-4 people can eat a meal for just 3000 won.

[@imaginyou4]

Depending on where you go in the U.S coffee is like $6-7...

[@idgon09]

Oh, also in korea starbucks is probably the cheaper cafe compared to the 1000s of others in korea. They are relatively around the USA prices, if not a bit higher, and while Starbucks is expensive for USA people in Korea you normally can't get a medium size coffee at a cafe for less than 8000₩, unless it's americano. Cafe iceberry though, awesome desserts and okay coffee for like 2000-5000₩.

[@JekaEstrela]

I'm from Brazil, and lately people are going crazy because the inflationary princes, but wow, seeing this made me think things here is very cheap. Brazil's Gas are costing abt $1,5 dollars, fruits here are really cheap, mangoes are abt 2~4 dollars per kg, and per example, you can buy a 10kg pack of oranges for 10~20bucks, i think it's because Brazil can produces almost everything full-year, so thats become cheap. Abt rant, the less expensive rant you can find here for 150~400 dollars, and it's all houses, generally bigger than 6x6. But here, the base salary(minimum wage) is 300 dollars more less, so yeah, it becomes really hard to manage somethings if you only receive 1~3 salaries. And WOW, I'm envying your internet cost, here we pay more than 50 dollars to have a 10mb speed internet, it's sad. Very good video

[@SilvieaBradley]

Most people in America (or at least where I live) go without coats and just wear jackets, because if you want a coat that actually is going to keep you warm you'll be paying $300+. You can also go to goodwill and get clothes for $5 ($1 if you go on Sunday).

[@bratzy9123]

Public Transportation fee here in Philippines is like Php 10 which is like 250 won in korea if you base it in day-to-day life and you're traveling from home to work/school.

[@Starlightean]

Wow. High quality notebook for 1 dollar. In Finland it's like $15 if you're lucky. And I love stationery. And gas is a bit cheaper but not a lot and the price goes higher constantly. Now it's at about 1,65€/l (over $2). I am very sad about the fruit there though :(

[@desmondmoonbear5996]

In Germany a normal rent for a apartment takes 800€ or nearly 1.000.000 won, but everything included (electricity, gas, water, wifi, etc.) Car takes nearly 500€ per month or 600k won. Food takes 250€ or 325k won per month for a single. And if you want a mobile device with internet you have to pay 25-50€ per month or 32k to 65k won if you want good conditions.

[@MixMeAdrink]

One way subway ride in Boston cost $2 with subway card and $2.50 without subway card. You guys are lucky!

[@chibip6]

That was great guys! It's always interesting to learn details like these. I knew about the insanely expensive fruit and the cheap internet and public transportation from an old vid EYK did but everything else was a surprise. I will say that it sounds like gas prices are pretty comparable to where I live (Midwestern U.S.). It's a little over $3 /per gallon right now in Indiana.

[@KatiePigtie]

I'm a Norwegian moving to Korea soon, and the prices sound like HEAVEN to me! Coffee in Norway is EXTREMELY expensive (and so is everything else), more like 8,700 won and above! Recently, I found out I had to pay 11,679 won for a 30-minute train ride!

[@nomadicvibesofelle]

I saw an apartment in Busan for 3,000,000 won. That's amazing!

[@tak178]

Some examples in Seattle: $3.00 (each way) for Buses $5.50 (round trip) for Light Rail (One line...practically useless) $3.50 per gallon for gas (average as of today) Average cost for lunch - $7.00-$10.00 Average cost for dinner - $9.00-$15.00

[@zahraaali9566]

This is really interesting! I dont know about public transportation (here in Qatar), but the gas cost is really cheap, around 1 QAR for 1 Liter (0.27 USD). Earlier this week, we filled the the tank for about 73 QAR (17.79 USD). Of course the car price differs depending on the brand, quality, condition of the car and whether it's brand new or used.

[@tvtoms]

I live in the US and just ordered a hardcover book that was just released and the price was $25.00. I pay about $50 a month for my internet, which is nowhere near as high quality as what you have in Korea. Korea is well known for it's really great internet service. I make my own beer and fermented alcohol with the beer costing about $35 per 5 gallons (it lasts a LONG time as I don't drink too much.) It's a fun hobby.

[@piadenton4855]

after watching this video living on the small island of jamaica in the caribbean is like paradise. seriously!

[@solodaph]

I think I could survive in Seoul. It's almost like here in the U.S I live in a bad area here in the U.S and sometimes stuff is more expensive here.

[@metaforically]

+Sulli Ackerman See how old this video is. This info is outdated

[@efernando93]

Here in Brazil the price of a liter of gas is about R$2,80(something about $1,1 dollar) and it's actually expensive, we could have much cheaper gasoline because we produce all the petroleum we use and we can export some as well, however some fucked up taxes make it more expensive than it could be (:

[@jenniferlindsayfleury7810]

transportation is cheaper in Boston. The monthly T pass costs $75 and it is unlimited ride for buses and subway. If you take only bus and no train the monthly bus pass is $50/month (unlimited). 1 ride in the bus is $1.60 with charlie card and you have 1 free transfer. 1 train ride is $2.10 and you can transfer train free as long the line are connected and 1 free bus transfer

[@MadiDara]

Hey, guys. Thank you for your review. It was quite helpful since I am considering studying in South Korea. I live in Romania where the equivalent of 1 national currency (romanian leu) is 300 won. In general, things are much cheaper here. For example, 1 bus ticket is 400 won, 600 - 4000 won for a cup of coffee (depends where you buy it from, 4000 won being in the fancy places), prepared food (at a restaurant) can be expensive too, but there are also places similar to cafeterias where you can eat at a decent price (around 3000 - 4000 won). Also, here fruits and vegetables have reasonable prices (since you brought up the watermelon issue, here for a 7 kg you can pay aroud 4500 won. Also, the rent is expensive, around 200 000 won in the capital and this in the best case. I gave some example just in case there are some people wondering. ^^

[@jasonmascelli6736]

LOL! I cracked up at Keith's parents and how they kept their land paper from North Korea!! Too funny, and hey, maybe not a bad idea 😂

[@pelita2555]

is it true though? like that hes from NK?

[@yellowRose806]

hoons from how i understand, his family originally came from the northern part of Korea (now North Korea) before the separation. Ethnically we are all Korean. North and South is a political/geographic term.

[@TobysKpopTop50]

Gas is about $3.60 in michigan, but gas prices change depending on the state and also location in the city. Closer to highways are more expensive than farther into the city.

[@dino648]

That's per gallon. One litre is like 1/4 of a gallon.

[@fideldm]

I think the right way to know when the cost of living in a country is expensive or not is comparing the basic salary vs the cost of basic things (electricity, water, gas, rent, food), the percentage that represent tells you how much of the money that you recibe in work can cover all your needs.

[@TheProductivePath]

Found this amusing when I heard what was cheap and what was expensive. I live in UK and the only things that turned out more expensive in Korea was the land, fruit and clothing. Fuel for cars is about the same (though a tiny bit more over here) but as for everything is it was a lot more expensive over here in UK

[@Bandgeeeeeek78]

this is some great information but what is Hyunwoo's skin care routine? homie is GLOWING

[@cy24]

I live near the Los Angeles area and the cheapest gas prices in my city is about $3.55 US dollars. I'm so glad that I can take the train into work and it only cost $1.50 one way, so round trip is $3.00. My work offers monthly metro passes for $65.00 per month and on top of that we get a reimbursement for about $50.00 back. So roughly I pay $15.00 for taking the train every month.

[@AGirlInHoody]

1 litre of gasoline is 2.5$ in Istanbul, Turkey. For cheapest and, obviously, not very fast internet we pay 30$ per month, and public transportation is 1-2$ for one trip. The price depends on what type of transport you take, so for short ride buses, metro, tram and ferryboats it's 1$, and for mertobus (kind of a hybrid of metro and bus) and long ride buses it's 2$, but some categories of people, like students, teachers and old people, have 50% discount for transportation. Fruits are quite cheap, especially in its season. So when it's the season for oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, apples, quinces, cherries, plums, peaches and so on, you can usually buy them for 1-2$ per kilogram, but bananas are more expensive though, (because they are imported) and it's about 3$ per kilo.

[@beartipton846]

On average, $50 will fill up my 2009 Honda Accord with 14 gallons of gas, in San Antonio, TX. Compared to that same amount of precious fuel at $132 for 53 L at $2.5 per L. The comparison is both mind opening, & boggling. #NowItIsNotSoPainfulAtThePump cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/4d/19/Gas_Prices.512.512_1.jpg?itok=30bHyTGo

[@PhoPhucLai02]

Cool video. Thanks for being very specific on price rates. Gives me a lot of insight on Korean daily expenses.

[@lcelosia3552]

My rent for my 2 bed 1st floor flat is £700, which is approx. ₩1,246,000. Also, if you want to buy a 2 bed house in my town, it will set you back about £250,000 and that's around ₩445,000,000. It costs a pretty penny to live in the south of the UK, and not even anywhere near London.

[@MixMeAdrink]

Gasoline in Massachusetts cost around $3.25 per gallon so that works out to be around $0.83 cents per liter. =)

[@Pitchoo973]

omg it's about 2.05$/l in France ...

[@mibluvr13]

Pitchoo973 and Americans love to complain about the price of gas :P but until ~15 years ago, it was usually less than $1/gallon, so about $0.26/L and the price had increased very, very slowly in the decades before that

[@Pitchoo973]

everything increase in every country and everyone love to complain so ..

[@Ameiaru]

mibluvr13 the prices of gasoline varies depending on what part of america you are from. XD;

[@PJEntusSalt]

Pitchoo973 UK is around 1.40GBP a litre, which translates to around $2~, which is relatively similar to prices across Europe :)

[@amaphis]

Yes Soju here in the US is between $6 - $10 a bottle depending on brand in my experience.

[@IsaVarg]

In Norway, pretty much everything is expensive compared to Korea. Eating in a restaurant means spending at least ₩17,000 per person. Food in general is expensive. Rent is at least ₩135,000 per month, for an apartment. If you want to buy an apartment of about 50 square metres, you've got to pay at least ₩480,000,000 ($450,000). The prices here go up all the time too, though.

[@PaulHenning84]

All the Norwegians I know drive to Sweden and fill their trunks with alcohol.

[@IsaVarg]

Paul Henning Sounds about right. A wine box is 34 USD the last time I checked. It's ridiculous.

[@IsaVarg]

***** Where I live, that's the lowest price for one month in an apartment you can get.

[@Nabiki73]

Malin Sköld I'm guessing that in Norway, taxes are higher than in South Korea. Is it similar to other Scandinavian countries like Sweden or Denmark in that regard? Sweden has a socialist government, so the people have to pay way more in taxes than in a country like the U.S. I'm also guessing that the minimum wage and average salaries in Norway would be higher than in South Korea. If I'm wrong, please feel free to correct me.

[@beartipton846]

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[@borneo3011]

Visited Seoul last year, and generally most things are expensive compared to Malaysia...from public transportation (a subway ride KRW1,150 is equivalent to about RM3.00 ---> pricey) to food (KRW10,000 per meal is equivalent to RM30 which can get 2 meals instead of 1)...but it's ok for a holiday! :D

[@puccapuccaakai]

here in Indonesia for 5 apples will cost Rp 85.000 (6.538KW) and rent a house for 1 year in the city is Rp 20.000.000 (1.538.461KW) the cup of coffee might varian, of course starbucks around Rp 50.000 - Rp 68.000 (5.230KW) but you can find cheap coffee corner for just Rp 14.000 (1.076KW) taxi is expensive in Indonesia, so we use grab car or gocar. for food you could eat full with just Rp 12.000 (923KW). 1KW = Rp 13

[@2350lala]

Coffee is around the same prices in Australia, but food is heaps more expensive, i would expect to pay at the very least $10 for a meal. Rent costs around $300 per week for an apartment, and internet generally costs around $100 per month but it often also includes the phone line. Also alcohol is really expensive because of alcohol tax, soju costs around $13 and beer will cost around $4-$5 per bottle, or $15-$20 for a six pack

[@jellybean6830]

yeah specially Sydney the rent is so expensive , it's one of the most expensive city to live in

[@mami809klk]

driving is expensive because you have to pay insurance, and to fill up tank in Florida is about 30 to 40 dollars depending on the car, also i'm originally from the Dominican Republic and the prices of food and housing is very similar in korea well a 3 bedroom house is about 600 dollars, food is also expensive to buy the basic raw foods to cook you will need about 200 to 350 dollars a month for a family of 4 and clothes is expensive many people from my country buys clothes in the US when they travel. what i hate is the wage in order to make good money you'll need to work for a company. minimum wage is about 200 a month.

[@prisma328]

In Melbourne, soju costs aud10.00 in chinese grocery stores. Korean all-you-can-eat bbq- aud30. But Sydney normal buffet- aud10.00 (so cheap)

[@chandaluchchin9294]

Here in Cambodia. The prize of gasoline is cheaper.. it's about 1500 won but the cars are all imported and sooo expensive and still many people drive because there is not much public transportation.. like each family has a car, and it's normal to see the lastest expensive car driven around in the city..ppl really really love buying cars and motors.. i hope we have subway here to decrease the pollution

[@ayuinu]

On Keith's channel seoulstic he did a video if you want to watch while you wait.

[@gaby041193]

in indonesia you can get a meal for Rp20.000 (about 2000won). so many good food here.. :D

[@lukaa9797]

+Gabriella Amanda Feels Bad. That's what I pay for a bus ride

[@jennyli590]

+Gabriella Amanda but good foreign cuisines in Indonesia are relatively expensive :(

[@hello-os5bb]

I'm Indonesian, and I don't think Rp. 20.000,- rupiah can cover all delicious food. You realize some of them taste like crap. The cheapest price for some good food is at least Rp. 75.000,- rupiah. At least. Don't make Indonesia sound bad by the price pls.

[@melinda4065]

+divine.elecus96 true, if we go to the mall i think you will at least pay Rp 50.000+ for food, even the coffee shops price is like Rp 50.000/ 5$

[@BinaBubblegum]

Ok... Let me tell you about the differences in Germany 1) I need to drive about 30km to my school. So I have a train ticket for a whole year and it costs about 420€ (600.000 Won) 2) I don't really go to cafes often, but at the bakery I know it costs 1,80€ (2.500 Won). But I think in ordinary Cafes it costs around 3-4€ (4.400-6.000) 3) Going to a ordinary restaurant it might cost about 10-15€ (14.500 - 22.000 Won) 4) 1m² 200-5000€ (300.000-7.300.000Won) to rent is about 500€ (700.000 won) a month 5) Don't worry Keith. Here in Germany we pay about 20€ (30.000 Won) for Internet and telephone 6) fruit is really cheap here. about 70 cent (1.000 won) for a watermelon 7) jeans here in Germany cost about 30-60€ (44.000-88.000Won) a t-shirt about 7-10€ (10.000-14.500 Won) and a pullover about 15-20€ (22.000-30.000 won) 8) gas is expensive here as well. the regular prize is about 1,50€ (2.200 won) a liter, but it's rising 9) the prize for notebooks is about 2-4€ (3.000-6.000 won) 10) one bottle of beer here in germany costs about 70cent (1.000won), but if you are in a "beergarden" it costs about 2-3€ (3.000-4.500 won) a 0,5l glass

[@shahinshaz4pv]

most of the things mentioned here that were expensive were a lot cheaper than in England, for example the gas prices here are like £1.29 which is like 10p more expensive ...but the fruit is a lot cheaper here

[@nishal.5007]

This was very informative. I am loving your videos and website. Thank you!

[@Coudneverbeme]

u guys are so much fun to listen to

[@Hamidmahdi]

Depends on whether you get a smart phone or just a regular flip phone (as well as your company). For unlimited 3g on a smart phone you can sometimes get a 2yr plan for about 60,000 a month--I believe the minimum price is around 30,000 for a limited data plan, though. A flip phone could sometimes get 2g and cost around 30,000 as well

[@dj0ub0x]

if you go to e-mart for a watermelon, you're sure to pay 20000W... but if you go to a regular street market, you'll get one from 5000W. If you buy seasonal and local fruit, they can be quite cheap.

[@sweetgirl011]

As someone living in London, prices in Korea sound like heaven..

[@MrYoungkoo]

hi there! i'm French, born in korea, grew up in suburb and paris, i live and work in Paris from almost 10 years now. I just discover your vids by chance. I did like this one too. that list could be between the capital and the lands. In Paris, what's expensive...good clothes (120€ a jean), restaurants(food + wine), pubs, nightclubs,rent (750€ a month), lands, public transportation(70€ a month), taxis(min 7€), tabacco(7€a box of 20), hostels (3stars in Paris 11 district 150€/single room 1 night), books, a movie tiket (7€50 a tiket), smartphones(400-600€), computers (800€), gaz (1l=1.25€), a big mac ( 3.50€)...

[@sakurakou2009]

hi can I ask what about average salary for person and do people who just graduated 1 to 3 years can find job easily or is it hard to find work

[@vinitpunjabi_2511]

As compared to India every thing is costly in Korea, rent for 1Bhk apartment for 1 month in metro cities is Rs. 8000 to 10000, Gas 1 liter is Rs.67, Dining for 1 meal is Rs.150-200, Internet is Rs.550 for 1MBPS 1month, watermelon is Rs.80 for 2-3 kg, ....food is really cheap in India because of productivity of Indian soil, but from last 2 -3 years things are getting costlier because everything is getting exported to other countries, and calling charges is very low in India.

[@Christs_Soldier]

Wow that is expensive! Thanks for all those details though. It was very helpful.

[@nataliel5168]

It costs over 100$ for a monthly public transportation pass in nyc

[@Xx1SAGE]

In London, if you are british citizen and the age between I think 11 - 16 bus is free except trains and taxi

[@Nana_S_T]

Gas in Finland is quite expensive. 1.54€/litre, that's $2.10/litre.

[@logosfabula]

I live in Venice, Italy. Here a trip on a boat, which is the equivalent of a bus, costs 7 euros for non-residents. For residents it costs 2 euros.

[@ADionisio]

Lucky you don't live in Australia, particularly in Sydney. Bus rides here cost $2.30 for a child and

[@minapi]

Now I see how expensive it is Spain. Only fruit is a lot more cheaper. A watermelon costs here 1€ ( ~1,38$). So, we always have fruit at home and we eat them daily. Public transport costs about 1,5 € (2$). Clothes are quite affordable, a Zara jeans costs 30€ (41$) (because it's a Spanish brand), but if you want a Levi's ones, costs 90€ (124$). But, the minimum salary here in Spain is 600€. And a rent of a 50m2 flat, is at least 500€. So, everything becomes expensive.

[@idgon09]

I think relatively eating korean food at a small restaurant in seoul you can spend around 3000-6000₩. For daily food I'd do that, like eat at 마포만두 near my home for my meals. Of course, if you go to a nicer restaurant and eat meat with friends price is almost always around the 10000₩. Now if the USA eating out fast food is the cheapest and about 5-7$ per meal and going out with friends to a nicer restaurant is like paying 15$. Stationary in the USA for a regular 1 subject notebook I can get for about 25cents here in TX and you'll never find that in KR. Lastly, cost for doctors and medicine in Korea is insanely cheap. Even just otc medicine (which includes birth control btw) won't go higher than 7000₩ and is normally cheaper than that. A hospital visit you're looking at about 70000₩ with no insurance at yonsei hospital and english speaking doctor, but if you go to a smaller doctor (I'd go to 1 near my home in 대흥동) with no insurance I'd pay 10000₩ and my prescription medicine from anywhere never really went above 6000₩.

[@jazminsosa2665]

The gas price is relatively cheaper than in the US. I pay around 3-4 dollars per liter

[@PongoXBongo]

Regarding such higher prices for imported goods (esp. fruit), could it be because of restrictions on imports (tariffs, taxes, etc.)? I always wonder why countries try to "protect" themselves by subsidizing domestic productions and penalizing foreign production. What's wrong with outsourcing production? Focus on what you're good at and let others take care of the rest.

[@jimmicrackhead12]

Because one day the countries that you buy fruit from will become wealthy and no longer make fruit, then where you get fruit from, the next poor country? What about your own fruit growers, they have to make cars? It is complex

[@bekseju1209]

Actually, food is generally more expensive in Korea than in the UK. Restaurants selling Korean food are cheap but supermarket food is expensive! 500g of fresh ground coffee costs $14 in Korea (!) and milk, yoghurt, bread and even rice are much cheaper in London than Korea. The choice of fruit in Korea is very limited and very expensive. Public transport though is very reasonable. Clothes are about the same price as the UK.

[@MsFunFull]

damn i was thinking about everything in dollars and i thought some things were expensive .. then i actually remembered to convert to my country's currency and OMG take me to korea right now

[@PaulHenning84]

$7 is about what Soju goes for here. When I go to Korea I'll get some of my friends cheap fruit, and it's even cheaper here as I live in Florida where much of it is picked.

[@gameshoes]

This was a very informative video, nice work!

[@kleycker]

Hyojin is the most cuttest asian girl i saw before♥

[@aracely8482]

Gas prices where I live (florida) is mostly around $2.60 a gallon but internet we usually pay around $96 per month. I really enjoyed this vide, very informative (:

[@RachMaySaranghae]

I love Ask Hyojin videos!

[@tak178]

You can get it about $4.50 here in Seattle, but we have a large Korean community.

[@stephenelliott5737]

I was at a Korean restaurant in my hometown of Pittsburgh Pa in the U.S. And they were charging almost $20.00 for a bottle of makoli! I really miss honey makoli! Especially how cheap it is in Korea.

[@hmnsdnssx]

$1 US Dollar = 1169.39 Won ^^

[@jvines11]

+고양이사람 1.00 USD = 1,138.05 KRW

[@chibip6]

As well as cheapness, the AVAILABILITY of public transport in S.K. is a big plus. Unless you live on the coast or in a big city it's either very limited or unavailable here. You HAVE to have a car otherwise, just for transportation to work. I live jn a mid-size city and because of my schedule (work arrival time of 5:00 a.m.) I couldn't take a bus to work if I wanted and cab fair would be like $20 one way. Forget that!

[@taedee8654]

Fruits is like the Cheapest things u can get in Egypt ! 1Kilo of a mango can got around $3.4 if its in its season or up to $5 per Kilo if its not in the season :) I

[@jazzminb]

In the late 80s/early 90s the subway fare in NYC was $1 - I miss those days... Now it $2.50 per ride but you can buy a pass which makes the ride cheaper only if you travel more then 5 days a week.

[@joybrown6854]

i think in my country the prices are very similar to those in korea but you have to pay way more rent( a one room appartement costs 900-1000 per month) and also meals are totally overpriced. Coffee sadly is expensive too. If I buy the smallest starbucks cup I have to pay 9 CHF (~9$) and there are even some drinks that cost 13 CHF so you can easily spend 20 CHF for the biggest size...

[@huocihan864]

i live in vienna, austria now the transportation cost is must cheaper here, my 10 months ticket is 150 euro, that includes bus, subway, train, and street car. and coffee are not that cheap here, it usually cost 3 euro for a regular size @ bakery shop and around 5 or 6 euro for Starbucks coffee eating in a restaurant is very expensive, normally cost 20+ euro

[@PatiiTube]

I live in Germany, and I think living here is more expensive than in Korea. Things like food (like fruits and milk) are cheaper than in Korea, but having and driving a car and public transport, streetfood and eating in restaurants are more expensive than in Korea. Thank you for this good and informative video ^__^

[@Harukaheartless]

Prices for transportation in Norway compared to South Korea Gas ~2500 won Drivers license ~7 million won Buying a used, cheap car ~12 million won Buying a new decent car 50~80 million won Public transportation is 5300 won for one hour ride within Oslo. Taxi fee starts at ~17000 won, and raises about 200 won every other second or so but the starting fee gets more expensive at night and also on the weekends. A 2 hour train trip can cost you ~50000 won. I've read that Norway is the most expensive country in the world for car owners, probably because the government wants the people to stop driving so much to stop pollution. I can tell you, it doesn't work. As public transportation is very expensive, you can guess it is no cheap way to move around here besides freeloading. The only inexpensive thing in Norway are carbs.

[@ominousplatypus380]

wtf drivers license almost 5000€? If I remember correctly I paid around 1500€ here in Finland, I knew that Norway was expensive but that seems ridiculous

[@Harukaheartless]

Its totally rediciolous.

[@oumaimabouraqqadi7573]

Public transportation in morocco is about 400₩/ride (and ppl are protesting because it became more expensive than before.. so yeah

[@youngheadh.5933]

This video was useful. Unlike a majority of the comments that are posted.

[@natalieechai]

In Perth, Australia, a bottle of soju cost ~$10.00AUD. which is crazy expensive..

[@cpyrotech]

This was really helpful. Thanks guys :).

[@starcrafter13terran]

I like this channel. I plan to visit South korea in future.

[@Abaron78]

fruit in Colombia is really cheap compared to their country, but for us it depends on the time of year and our cost of living is at the minimum wage is around ₩380,000... watermelon costs around ₩4000, 4 pears ₩2,500. Beer ₩900, aguardiente (made from sugar cane) ₩7.000 per bottle, gasoline ₩3.200lt, apartment rent or house ₩350.000 to ₩400.000 9x11mt2, meal ₩7.200 to ₩12.000, clothing depend of brand and city in Cali is a little more sheap than Bogota, i like national brand and it's very good (Arturo Calle is the brand that i use, jeans, t-shirt, etc), and i thing thats it... ^^

[@legalfetus8808]

i took taxi once in Norway (i am from norway btw, but we almost never take taxi), i took 5 minute taxi ride because i was so tired, and taxi was faster, the taxi fare came up to 27 475 won, and that was cheap in norway. I always take the bus in norway, and 1 month bus transportation (with the card) is 116 768 won.

[@empath123]

So they say 6000Won for a coffee in a cafe, I think that's roughly the same as in the UK. Here you'd pay around £3.50 for coffee. But public transport is definitely more expensive here... I pay around £5 a day on buses (and that's only for a short distance, but it varies from city to city), so that's like 8723Won (According to Google)

[@thisgirljoanna]

Living here can be pretty cheap as well depending on the area. You can stay in a small apartment for as little as 250 euros (345 US$) but cars and gas are pretty expensive, we're talking almost 2 US$ per liter. It's pretty bad. Clothes can be cheap too but not the expensive brands, there's other stores you can go to that are cheaper. But salaries are really bad nowadays and they don't allow you to do much.

[@gavingallagher3816]

Starbucks is like the typeof coffee prices theyre talking about because starbucks is around 4.50 for amedium , almoat every drink

[@Wild_Embers]

Woah that watermelon price is insane! I had to convert using Google so it may not be accurate but in the UK you can get a whole watermelon from big chain supermarkets for around 5000 Won (£3 ish) and even less in the open market.

[@DinosourousRexx]

I'll have to stack up on cute stationary when I go to Korea one day!!! It is definitely more expensive in the US, at least $5 for a cute notebook with the same amount of pages as the cheap crappy ones.

[@yoomihee]

Gee! Korean transportation shocked em a lot! A great way to roam around the city without paying too much!

[@RosalieValliere]

In Brazil the gasoline is very cheap if compared to other countries ( about U$1,27) but for brazilian salary and costs of living here, it's a super expensive price that we're always complaining. Especially because we produce our own gasoline so it should be really cheap. The rest is also so expensive here, I would never imagine eating out everyday, we don't have national brands of cars so all of them are expensive plus we have lost of space to build but the land's prices are just going higher. Certain fruits are also expensive even though we are big producers. And clothes? Oh, don't even wanna talk about that. Yes, you can find shirts for U$10 but they're ugly and don't last a week. So you have the cheaper brands with no quality, the cheap branded ( shirt goes from U$20~U$50) and the international brands ( minimum U$100 for a shirt)

[@Roberttang20]

the price of eating out in Sweden is about 13 000 won

[@evanspam5280]

Gasoline in America is anywhere from 1-2 dollars a gallon..I live in Colorado and this seems to be the average range...

[@franz0705]

i went to seoul a few years back...Try SYDNEY...we are more expensive in almost every area (1AUD=0.93US) it costs 60AUD for just 18GB of data on pocket wifi, and around 89AUD/month for 500GB-1TB of fibre internet. a pair of levis could be anywhere from 50-300AUD, gas is 1.60/litre, coffee at least 3-4AUD, a good meal between 10-30AUD, bottle of heineken in a bar for 7-12AUD. Fruit is cheap - watermelons can be just 99c/KILO of 수박 but man oh man...SOJU= 7-18AUD for a tiny bottle!!!

[@laurencespacetraveler]

gas in my country cost about 5Litas in korea is 2270 won for liter