Korea Cost of Living Calculator
Pick a city, adjust the numbers to your lifestyle, and get a realistic monthly total in KRW and USD. Deposits (보증금) are handled separately — they tie up cash but come back when you move out.
Your monthly budget
Picking a city fills a typical one-room (원룸) rent — adjust to your actual numbers.
Monthly total
- Monthly rent (월세)
- ₩800,000
- Utilities & building fee (공과금·관리비)
- ₩150,000
- Phone & internet (통신비)
- ₩70,000
- Food & groceries (식비)
- ₩600,000
- Transport (교통비)
- ₩80,000
- Everything else (기타)
- ₩300,000
- Total
- ₩2,000,000 ≈ $1,501
Dollar figures convert at ₩1,332.1/USD, the Korea Eximbank reference rate quoted 2026-10-20. Your own bank will not give you that rate. Korean rentals also require a lump-sum deposit (보증금) that is returned when you move out — it is not part of this monthly total.