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proverbs
Joined: 28 Apr 2009
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 Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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Hite/Cass are usually the same at the Hoffs, but all the other drinks are more expensive in Gangnam.
ie. Crown on the rocks
12,000 won for a single, 24,000 double in Gangnam
6,000 won single, 10,000 double outside of Seoul
generally speaking, you can't deny that it is more expensive to live in central Seoul. its crazy that anyone would argue this. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| proverbs wrote: |
Hite/Cass are usually the same at the Hoffs, but all the other drinks are more expensive in Gangnam.
ie. Crown on the rocks
12,000 won for a single, 24,000 double in Gangnam
6,000 won single, 10,000 double outside of Seoul
generally speaking, you can't deny that it is more expensive to live in central Seoul. its crazy that anyone would argue this. |
Yet no one has brought up any legitimate price differences (Pocari Sweat only costs 3,000 if you're buying it at Dunkin' Donuts or something). Yeah, drinking is more expensive in Seoul (if you go to Hongdae/Itaewon/Gangnam).
Food is the same price at the markets in the city as it is in the markets in the provinces. The difference is that a lot of city people make a conscious choice to shop at expensive supermarkets rather than traditional outdoor markets.
You're much more likely to spend more living in central Seoul than you are living on a mountain in Jeollanamdo. That said, it's not a function of prices in Seoul being higher, it's a matter of there being a lot more crap to spend your money on there. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| proverbs wrote: |
Hite/Cass are usually the same at the Hoffs, but all the other drinks are more expensive in Gangnam.
ie. Crown on the rocks
12,000 won for a single, 24,000 double in Gangnam
6,000 won single, 10,000 double outside of Seoul
generally speaking, you can't deny that it is more expensive to live in central Seoul. its crazy that anyone would argue this. |
Yet no one has brought up any legitimate price differences (Pocari Sweat only costs 3,000 if you're buying it at Dunkin' Donuts or something). Yeah, drinking is more expensive in Seoul (if you go to Hongdae/Itaewon/Gangnam).
Food is the same price at the markets in the city as it is in the markets in the provinces. The difference is that a lot of city people make a conscious choice to shop at expensive supermarkets rather than traditional outdoor markets.
You're much more likely to spend more living in central Seoul than you are living on a mountain in Jeollanamdo. That said, it's not a function of prices in Seoul being higher, it's a matter of there being a lot more crap to spend your money on there. |
Well according to this site Seoul is more expensive than elsewhere in South Korea. (at least for food and accommodation )
http://www.happytellus.com/south-korea
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| Quality services. South Korea is generally an expensive destination, but still not as expensive as Japan, and there are many choices for accommodation and dining in all price categories. The prices in Seoul tend to be higher than elsewhere in South Korea |
http://www.rao-osan.com/retact/info/visitors/resident.htm
Housing
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Living in Seoul can be expensive, particularly if you want to live with Western-style standards and amenities. Down payments in the tens of thousands of dollars, with monthly rent of $1,000 or more is not uncommon for the better places. The civilian housing allowance for the Seoul area is currently in the vicinity of $30,000.
Update 1/5/04: Two commercial real estate sites might help you get an idea of current prices in the Yongsan area. They are http://www.usfk.net and http://www.nicerent.com. These appear to be related, and don't forget that the one identified as usfk.net is a commercial site in no way affiliated with United States Forces Korea.
In other areas, housing costs are less expensive... |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not arguing that Seoul isn't more expensive in terms of housing, as that doesn't apply to the vast majority of newbies who come on here asking for price comparisons. All I'm saying is that from what I've found, Korean restaurants tend to be priced very similarly nationwide. Whoever says they're spending three times as much to go to bars in Seoul is going to a completely different kind of bar than what they're going to in whatever smaller city they tend to do their drinking in. Again: you'll spend more in Seoul, but for a newbie EFL teacher that has more to do with the opportunities you have to spend your money than with any massive price differences between Seoul and a mid-sized city. |
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Heisenberg87
Joined: 08 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:29 am Post subject: |
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| I will be applying to EPIK as well for the fall 2012 term. Do you specifically state where you want to work or just give them preferences? |
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Garciua
Joined: 16 Sep 2011
Location: Iceland
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:58 am Post subject: |
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For one, more noise, more bumping and more people. Second, prices are MUCH higher. As an example, in Daegu I'd pay $4 for a meal. Around Seoul (I'm not even in downtown gangnam or anything, you'll pay double around $8. Imagine spending twice your monthly income on stuff. |
Is this really true? I mean it's the same country. I can understand that renting is more expensive but food? |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| ChrisM wrote: |
| Times30 wrote: |
For one, more noise, more bumping and more people. Second, prices are MUCH higher. As an example, in Daegu I'd pay $4 for a meal. Around Seoul (I'm not even in downtown gangnam or anything, you'll pay double around $8. Imagine spending twice your monthly income on stuff. |
Is this really true? I mean it's the same country. I can understand that renting is more expensive but food? |
Food is more expensive because it costs more to run a business in Seoul. Higher rent means higher prices for the customer.
Another thing to consider, although schools will offer a teacher accommodation at almost all jobs, because rent is more expensive in Seoul, you'll likely end up with a smaller (or disgusting) apartment.
I've lived in Seoul and Busan. They're nice and convenient. That's true. BUT..... I think that if you live anywhere along the Seoul subway lines then you get almost all the benefits of living in Seoul without some of the downsides. Take Incheon for example. That's at the very end of the line. From there you can get to Itaewon within about an hour. Bucheon (a little closer) is about 40 mintues from Itaewon. If anyone planning on going to Korea wants to know how far away these cities are, they can easily check the online subway route planner. It's very accurate when calculating times, including waiting for transfers. A lot of these cities surrounding Seoul have more open space, cheaper accommodation and slightly cheaper entertainment. Even some of the cities that are not on the subway lines but are on a train line have easy enough access to Seoul if you just want to visit Seoul on the weekends. |
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cheolsu
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| I'll second that. I just moved from Seoul to Suwon after two years in Seoul near Korea University. My apartment is bigger, cleaner and has huge windows whereas I constantly had to have the lights on in my old apartment, though it's not to say that I was living in a dump. Granted, I live about 200m from a subway station now, but I don't spend that much more time getting to and from places in Seoul than I used to. |
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luckylady
Joined: 30 Jan 2012
Location: u.s. of occupied territories
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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I've lived in both the provinces and Seoul and think that bottom line is, there is just so much more to do in Seoul that it's easier to spend money whereas in the provinces, one might be more inclined just to visit each other at home, do a movie and/or dinner and have some drinks.
Seoul has all kinds of restaurants (and foreign ones that are expensive), museums, theatre, concerts, etc.
I actually paid more utilities in the provinces than Seoul, because my housing was different but then, taxis are cheaper outside the larger cities. |
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