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[Captain Corea]

I believe that part of this is quite unfair - comparing import prices and all. But for the most part, it just goes to show how expensive things are in Seoul.


Sure, you can still find kimbap for under 2000, but what's in it?? lol


http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200710/200710100009.html

[bassexpander]

Yes, prices are very expensive here.

As I've stated before, there are those apologists who will first quote how they can spend 3,500 at a dirty spoon Korean restaurant, then turn around and call you an idiot for not liking Korean food when you say you don't want to eat at those places.

Guess what... a lot of Koreans don't, either.

Seoul has gotten very, very expensive in the past ten years.

Isn't Seoul ranked 3rd and Tokyo 2nd behind Moscow in being the most expensive places to live? I think they actually eclipsed London in a recent tally.

[bigverne]

The biggest problem with living in London, and what accounts for by far the biggest proportion of spending is rent. Even if you share a house with friends, rent is likely to be around �500 a month (around 1 million won). You could possibly get cheaper, but that would either mean a very long commute, or living in a run-down inner city dump populated by criminals and chavs. For the same price, you could afford to get a very nice bachelor pad in Seoul.

[wo buxihuan hanguoren]

Not just Seoul, but Korea, is really expensive. Besides internet and buses, this place is insane.

Good Korean food? Expensive. And Korean food is not good in general, but my god, 25 bucks for PIG spine and potatoes that will leave you hungry again after 2 hours? Jesus...

I swear, if the Vietnamese weren't so goddamn annoying and thievish, that is a place where you could live like a king teaching there. Definitely the hidden secret of EFL in Asia.

[Capo]

having lived in both places i can safely say london is more expensive, which comes down to the cost of labour, travel and buildings. What suprised me is the supermarkets here are more expensive than back home in london for most things, yet when you eat out it is much cheaper unless you eat at a foreign rastaurant or beef galbi. However in london you will be dining in a place which is considerably more comfortable and in more pleasant surroundings. Drinks are way more expensive in london too try finding some draft beer for under 6000W will be very difficult, n a pack or cigarettes will set you back around 12,000W, but then i guess that also comes down to the tax regime, we don't pay for medical as that is free at the point of use.

If you eat out, basic take away stuff costs 10,000wPP n unless you really know where to look u will be paying atleast 20,000wPP to eat in somewhere unless your eating fast food. somewhere half way decent will be atleast 30,000W pp plus drinks (not cheap)

minimum wage in the uk is about 12,000W per hour, but actually most people make more in london even for shitty jobs, how much do the adjumars make?

Its true about the beef i was shocked how expensive it is even for the imported stuff, especially when i saw how they are kept all penned into a tiny area - at home they roam around in massive fields and get rotatated into different firelds each week. Although I wonder what steaks they baught I spend about 6,000W on a decent sized sirloin cut back in the UK I don't like rump but i guess u could get that for around 4000w, I make my own mince out of braising steak and spend about 4000w on that buying the same amount here would probably set me back 15-20,000w.

average house price in london is about 750MW which will probably only be a semi detatched with a small garden. but beats the shit out of an apartment

[PeteJB]

Nah. London is more expensive. So maybe your morning cornflakes cost more in Seoul but London KNOCKS THE CRAP out of your wallet.

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[Bibbitybop]

[ajgeddes]

[SPINOZA]

It's meaningless without context. Average salaries in the south of England are over $60,000 and over $50,000 in the north. Per capita GDP in Korea is $18,392. With this in mind, it's Seoul that's the expensive one, with Western-style prices yet very modest average income.

Rent and property in London seem absolutely nuts to us, but if you're on over $100,000 per year as millions in London are, it's affordable. Rent and property are insane in London because London is full of millions of very wealthy people prepared to pay those prices. Were London suddenly to become full of old adjummas selling lettuce leaves, prices would be sure to come down. As it is, London is arguably the financial center of the world and if you're not on at least 50,000 GBP in London, you're a freakin' bum.

London v Seoul

Transport: Seoul wins
Housing: Seoul wins, but it's incredibly expensive from the perspective of a person earning per capita GDP.
Entertainment: Seoul is cheap but very tame. London is expensive yet probably in the world top 3. And again, if you're earning an average London salary, it's not indeed expensive.
Groceries: Grocery shopping in Seoul is appalling and expensive; grocery shopping in England is varied, interesting and inexpensive with upmarket shopping similarly priced to run-of-the-mill Emart shyte. Nowhere in London will you find a small box of cherries for $8 or 5 apples for $6. Korea is a rip-off and one must either be frugal or do privates to save significantly.

[Ilsanman]

I spent this summer in London. I would have to say London is wayyyyy more expensive.

I wanted to get a fruit smoothie at Charing Cross, and it was like 4 pounds. 7,500 won. Eating lunch (simple food) was at least 5 pounds a person. Even a pre-packaged sandwich for takeout was about 3.50 or 4 pounds.

Just comparing a few items doesn't make Seoul more expensive. Even gas. I saw Seoul's prices of gas, and I didn't think they could be any higher. England sells gas for 95 p a litre.

[Bibbitybop]

[bassexpander]

[ajgeddes]

[Bibbitybop]