Cost of Living in Seoul

This page summarises typical cost of living in Seoul, South Korea, expressed in KRW. A single person can expect to budget around 2,170,000 KRW per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 60/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Seoul is moderate relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: KRW. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Seoul has an affordability score of 60/100, which places it in the moderate range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Seoul a single-person monthly budget is around 2,170,000 KRW and a one-bedroom rent around 1,150,000 KRW. Use the affordability score (60/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Tokyo — affordability 68/100
• Cost of living in Hong Kong — affordability 50/100
• Cost of living in Singapore — affordability 60/100