Cost of living in Seoul 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Seoul, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
42.7
57% cheaper than New York
SeoulUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,167,000 KRW $768
1-bed apartment, outside centre 786,000 KRW $517
3-bed apartment, centre 3,362,000 KRW $2,212
Room in shared flat 393,000 KRW $259
Buy price per m2 40,010,000 KRW $26,327
Living cost excl. rent 1,504,000 KRW $990
Typical net salary 4,748,000 KRW $3,124
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.