20 $ per day

if as a single person you are earning 6400 USD, its cool to live here? i am looking to move from LDN UK

@@michaelraymond9200 It's definitely enough amount to enjoy your single life here

@@michaelraymond9200 pre or post tax?

pre tax. @@10minutesandunder

I always wondered why people don´t move a bit outside of Seoul ? Or even just to the countryside ? I mean nowadays there are a lot of jobs which can be done remotely. I personally have worked now a couple years in IT (I´m 27 now). I´m from Germany and I would say basically 60-70% of every office job has the chance of being remote. There are some models where you work 1 day per week in the office as example or 1 week every month or every 2 months. I personally really love the Korean countryside. So I was wondering why people just don´t move a little outside of Seoul where life is more affordable and then work remotely ? I mean 3.000$ a month is quiet a lot in my opinion. Or is remote work not considered an option in Korea ? I could think of that due to the Korean work environment and some work ethics.

It is such an awesome place to spend time in (and eat wonderful food 😅). Glad you enjoyed and want to come back!

@@FlavorofMind I tried blood sausage lol and it wasn't that bad but my wife thought otherwise

@@FlavorofMind egg bread made me want to fight the man because it was so good 😆

@@Zoe305miami oh man, that egg bread that street vendkrs sell is ridiculously good! And I must say, I've really come around to the blood sausage over the years - so much so that we're gonna do a video on it on our channel in the coming months 😁. Hope you get to make the trip happen next year!

Me too! Just got back from a 12 day trip..can’t wait to go back

Thank you so much 😀

The lack of land in the Seoul area is why Koreans invest in real estate more than the US.

In the states bigger is better, but like Japan, Korea or foreign countries have shown me that I don’t need big I just need to be comfortable. Like food I just need 2 meals a day mostly.

@Joshua Hicks I think that's a good point - whether it's food portions or home sizes, the US goes big. But it's not always as careful about quality (in my opinion).

@@FlavorofMind I can definitely agree with that

For them yea it’s expensive but Americans that is cheap as ever. I fork up 25 dollars in the beginning of the day for a quick bite and then I have to buy food for the rest of the day. I spend about a good 60 everyday to eat unless I cook at home so yea cheap

As a foreigner who has needed to receive medical care in Korea multiple times, I can say that I've been quite happy with the system! Planning on making a video about it on my channel at some point 🙂 The cost and efficiency is much better than what is normal in the US, that's for sure!

As a person from the U.S. who has lived in some of the major metros I can say this about what some of these interviewees said about their expenses in Seoul compared to your observations as a Korean living in Seoul. The foreigner has the luxury of traveling to and living in Seoul without having to bear any of the "soft costs" you have to pay for seamless integration into the society. You would be judged differently if you did not participate in the social things you mentioned like going to hang out every week and spending money on drinks. Furthermore, the foreigner can live a more spartan lifestyle which if you tried it would cause your peers to look down on you. So don't feel bad about the difference in living expenses between these foreigners and you.

I've always loved the hospitals in Korea. The prices were good, the care was good, the people have always been good. I have positive feelings towards Korean healthcare.

I have mixed feelings about the healthcare system here, on one hand the help is efficient and they take you seriously, but on the other hand they just keep giving you medicine, and a lot of the medicine they give you is for something completely different than what you came to get treated for. You can find yourself eating up to like 10 pills a day for a very common problem, I hate it. I've started to refuse the edible medicines unless it's for something that really needs it and honestly, whatever problem I had, it's gotten better just fine without eating medicine. It's so unnecessary a lot of the time, no wonder so many people here are immune to antibiotics etc.

I have similar thoughts to yours about over-prescribing, especially for overusing antibiotics. And on the practical side, overprescribing negatively affect the financial health of the medical system. However, fortunately, these problems are being issued in Korean medical fields. And if more people change their views on using pills, this situation will get better. Recently, I met a dermatologist who explains why prescribed medicines are needed or alternative remedies that I can do by myself. It was a really lovely experience.

Have fun!

Happy for you - hope you enjoy all that Seoul has to offer! It can be a super fun place in the summertime, despite the humidity and rainy spell 🙂

Summer in Korea can be brutal tho. Best time to go is late Sept - Oct.

Hi, I am Korean :) If you come to Korea this summer, I recommend Jeju Island! It is a very beautiful island in Korea.

Hi~! The Haeunde beach in Busan city is also a nice place to visit. Cheers~!

Was that in Seoul?

​@@Kizdo69yes. my friends and i stayed in dongdaemun and went to hongdae a lot as well as myungdong and gangnam (once)

The dream brah

Not entirely accurate. You can find lofts in Seoul, plenty of them, for about $600 per month. And there's plenty of room for one person in a loft. And you have your own kitchen and toilet and all that. Even a couple can stay in a 16-18m square Loft if you want to save on expenses. I do agree that if you want a one bedroom apartment, then the prices range from $800 to $1.200 per month, depending on the area.

They're no BJJ places in Korea

@@baddie21358 a 1 second google search clearly proves you wrong. I want to hear the locals and their experiences

I think this is mostly true! Though the cost of housing might not be cheap like some of the other goods/services. And my understanding is that wages for Korean workers are not so high compared to the US... So there are some factors to consider. Korea does offer great transportation and medical care at a good price, and that's way important 🙂

South Korea is insanely more expensive that most countries on this planet.

Bro Korea is actually affordable than my 3rd world home country. Inflation tripled back home while the wage is still the same. I’m living in Korea so I know these. My part time Korean job’s weekly wage is what I get in a month in my home country.

@AverageTej appreciate you adding that perspective! It's all relative though - wages are higher in the US than in Korea. Nobody is saying Korea is the worst or best when it comes to this!

the reason why is that firstly the price compared to Korean wage is expensive and second which is important is that the fast growth of the price they say normally the price of food is 10 USD it was about half 5 years ago this is the reason why seoul is too expensive I can feel the rise of the price every month every year for example the price of kimbap was 1USD in 2018, 1.5 in 2020, 1.8 in 2022 and now it is 2USD every restaurant has X mark on their price in the menu for editing;; we also had not thought seoul is particularly expensive before 2019 suddenly increased and being increased

Took me 6months

Yesss 🙌🏾

Yess same

I agree with you, living in the Bay AREA, a transplant from Seoul, I feel the same way. Most costs are similar to the USA. I have no idea how you can buy a $2 meal in Seoul, I see a quick cheap street snack will be $3-4, but it is not considered a meal

very little homeless and poverty compare to america. I rarely see homeless people in seoul.

I"ll be in Busan after the 18th of April '23.

A big question for me as well

Bro it's everywhere, you can't avoid it. Alot of people are just gonna be silent about it, Koreans are respectful they won't judge, but if you act badly and inappropriate, you'll be inviting some of it.

개인 소득이 높은 선진국에서 온 외국들인 자기들 물가에 비해 한국이 물가가 싸다고 하는 것이 아니라 자기들 나라 소득 기준과 한국 소득 기준과 비교하면 가처분 소득이 한국이 그만큼 좋다는 것을 의미하는 거임 너가 현재 오해를 하는 것하고 비슷한 애들이 주로 동남아 애들인데 한국인들 평균 소득과 물가를 생각하지 않고 자기들 나라의 수입을 기준으로 한국이 물가가 비싸서 우리 한국인들이 자주 하는 헬조선 드립을 깊이 생각도 없이 여과 없이 한국을 보는 것하고 비슷하다. 현실은 동남아 애들 한 시간 최저 소득으로는 자기들 나라에서 평범한 한끼 식사를 기준으로 한다면 절대로 답이 안 나오고 딱 자기들 나라에서 한국 라면 한 봉 값 정도나 될 정도이고 더구나 해외 유명 프렌차이즈 커피나 간단한 햄버거 세트는 쟤들 기준으로는 엄청난 사치라는 거다. 이런 비숫한 맥락은 한국을 정상적으로 보지 않고 상대평가가 아닌 절대평가와 비슷한 고기론을 주장하는 중국 애들도 마찬가지라고 보면 알 수가 있다. 즉 결론은 선진국가나 후진국가나 공통적으로 주거비 ,세금 ,생활 물가,공공 물가를 보면 칼만 안 들었지 그냥 국민을 상대로 정부가 날강도 수준이라고 보면 된다. 그냥 어떤 수준인가는 세계적으로 물가가 천국이라고 인식되는 베트남의 휘발류 1L값을 베트남인들 한 시간 평균 임금하고 비교를 해 보면 설마 저정도 일까 하면서 놀랄 것이다 ㅋ

where are you from?

This is absolute insanity lol. This is 100% worse than most cities in America, and somewhat equal to NYC from what I'm hearing.

Could be to do with the size of the country, compared to European countries for example. Social norms, costs of living, etc. will vary considerably depending on the state too.

@Sheila only Americans tend to mention the states over the country. What if someone says ohhh. I am from Bergen, then how many ppl would know where Bergen is located. The same thing applies here. MIT many ppl know when New Mexico or Maine state is located They could say just simply "the States or USA" sometimes they think the rest know well about the states but actually not really aware of it.

much or little money?