Korean Job Discussion Forums

[koreanalysis]

How much do you spend monthly in South Korea?

[uofagirl]

On average, 1-1.2 million/month. Some months more, some less.

[jajdude]

Less than 800,000? I wish.

[ChuckECheese]

I spend little over 1,000,000 and send rest to my off-shore account.

[Novernae]

As a couple we've budgeted 1.2 a month for food, bills, and other spending. So far we've gone over a bit, but things are calming down.

[ttompatz]

[Meggiebea]

I find this poll to be a bit misleading. First of all there are people who go to Korea to save money and others go to have a great experience and spend money. Then some people make 1.9 million won and others make closer to 3.0 million won and spend accordingly. I'd be more interested to know what the average, first year, salary is. Hey there's an idea, someone start a poll!

[koreanalysis]

[SuperHero]

2 kids a car groceries and other expenses average about 1.8million a month.

[Smee]

Living single in the 시골. I spend on average 500,000 a month. I don't go out of my way to save money, but i put away 1/4 of my paycheck right away each month. And a few times a year I'll send money home. That'll probably change a little as I start making weekend trips more often. But even if I would "live it up" a lot more, I don't see how I'd spend more than 1/2 my paycheck. If I were living in Seoul or Bundang again, that might be a different story. But being one of the few white people around cuts down on my expenses at the bar or hof.

Hell, last year I was spending 200,000 a month on my officetel's utilities fees alone.

[sadsac]

My wife and I spend around 600K per month on food and utlities.

[JZer]

[VanIslander]

Some months 300,000-500,000 won.
Some months double that.
Rarely triple that.

[Privateer]

You guys must all live on ramyeon and never go anywhere or do anything.

[VanIslander]