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South Korea
Burger Parity Score
0.0
8.7% cheaper than global average
Hourly wage10,751.45 KRW
Monthly net1,860,000 KRW
Hours/month173
Confidencehigh
Effective from2025-01-01
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Big Mac
5,400 KRW⏱ 0.5h
high🥤
Coca-Cola 330 ml
2,000 KRW⏱ 0.2h
high⛽
Gasoline (1 liter)
1,650 KRW⏱ 0.2h
high💪
Gym Membership
55,000 KRW⏱ 5.1h
medium🎬
Netflix Standard Plan
13,500 KRW⏱ 1.3h
high🎵
Spotify Premium
10,900 KRW⏱ 1h
high☕
Starbucks Latte (Tall)
5,900 KRW⏱ 0.5h
high🚗
UberX – 5 km ride
8,000 KRW⏱ 0.7h
medium🍞
White Bread (500g)
3,500 KRW⏱ 0.3h
high📱
iPhone 15 – 128 GB
1,249,000 KRW⏱ 116.2h
high⚠️ Estimate only. Based on net minimum wage data. Not legal or economic advice.
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Big Mac
5,400 KRW$3.94-19.4%
high🥤
Coca-Cola 330 ml
2,000 KRW$1.46+6.6%
high⛽
Gasoline (1 liter)
1,650 KRW$1.20-16.1%
high💪
Gym Membership
55,000 KRW$40.15+8.0%
medium🎬
Netflix Standard Plan
13,500 KRW$9.86-15.0%
high🎵
Spotify Premium
10,900 KRW$7.96+2.2%
high☕
Starbucks Latte (Tall)
5,900 KRW$4.31-5.9%
high🚗
UberX – 5 km ride
8,000 KRW$5.84-19.3%
medium🍞
White Bread (500g)
3,500 KRW$2.56+51.5%
high📱
iPhone 15 – 128 GB
1,249,000 KRW$911.77-9.3%
highCost of Living in South Korea
South Korea has a Burger Parity Score of 91.3, meaning it is 8.7% cheaper than the global average. The standard basket of 6 products (Big Mac, Starbucks Latte, iPhone 15, Coca-Cola, Netflix, UberX) costs $98.91 USD in South Korea, compared to the global average of $108.28 USD. South Korea ranks #8 out of 30 countries in our index.