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Cost of living? How much do I need to save for a holiday?

leke
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Cost of living? How much do I need to save for a holiday?

Postby leke » August 30th, 2009 6:47 pm

Hi, I was wondering what the cost of living was in Seoul? I'm trying to figure how much I need to save :D

That is, How much an average meal is at an average restaurant?
How much is a weeks subway travel ticket is or a taxi ride for example?
Entry to tourist attractions etc...?

Anyone been or live there?

Thanks.

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Re: Cost of living? How much do I need to save for a holiday

Postby austinfd » August 31st, 2009 6:46 am

leke wrote:Hi, I was wondering what the cost of living was in Seoul? I'm trying to figure how much I need to save :D

That is, How much an average meal is at an average restaurant?
How much is a weeks subway travel ticket is or a taxi ride for example?
Entry to tourist attractions etc...?

Anyone been or live there?

Thanks.


Here's some figures from when I was living in Seoul (a year ago)

Meals come in a few different varieties, a very simple meal on your own could cost about 5-6,000원. When you eat with friends at get a communal meal, 10,000원 would be average (and include some beverage)

The subway/bus tickets aren't sold by the week. There is card that you'll buy and recharge as you need it. Most single trips are 900-1,100 원

Taxis... suddenly, i forgot. I think it starts at 1,900원 and depends on how far and how fast he drives.

Entrance to national parks/museums is dirt cheap. I never paid more than 4,000원. Private museums can cost more than 10,000 or 15,000원
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leke
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Postby leke » August 31st, 2009 9:55 am

Wow, that's pretty cheap. I'm wondering why it's so cheap? I thought South Korea would be expensive like Japan. My national airline also does some really reasonably priced flights too.

Can't wait to go :D

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Postby kevinmiller » October 26th, 2009 1:56 pm

It's not at all expensive but you don't lose quality either since Korea is a very advanced country. I always liked using the bus system as it was usually about a dollar to get to most destinations that were less than about 20 minutes away.

Good restaurants give you a full filling meal for around 6,000 won like the previous poster said, but you can get decent food at fast food type places(like Gimbab Heaven, for example) for even cheaper.

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