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🇬🇧 United Kingdomvs🇰🇷 South Korea

South Korea is 8.1 BPS points cheaper overall

🇬🇧
United Kingdom
99.4
$107.63 basket
#18 of 30
🇰🇷
South Korea
91.3
$98.91 basket
#8 of 30

Product-by-Product

ProductUnitedSouth Diff
🍔Big Mac$5.57$3.94+41.4%🥤Coca-Cola 330 ml$1.55$1.46+6.2%⛽Gasoline (1 liter)$1.80$1.20+50.0%💪Gym Membership$31.00$40.15-22.8%🎬Netflix Standard Plan$13.63$9.86+38.2%🎵Spotify Premium$13.63$7.96+71.2%☕Starbucks Latte (Tall)$4.77$4.31+10.7%🚗UberX – 5 km ride$12.15$5.84+108.0%🍞White Bread (500g)$1.43$2.56-44.1%📱iPhone 15 – 128 GB$990.76$911.77+8.7%

United Kingdom vs South Korea: Which Is Cheaper?

Based on our basket of 6 globally standardized products, South Korea is the cheaper country by 8.1 points on the Burger Parity Score. United Kingdom has a BPS of 99.4 with a basket cost of $107.63, while South Korea has a BPS of 91.3 with a basket cost of $98.91.

These prices reflect real-world costs for a Big Mac, Starbucks Latte, iPhone 15, Coca-Cola, Netflix subscription, and a 5km Uber ride. Prices are converted to USD using current exchange rates for fair comparison.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom details →🇰🇷 South Korea details →