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🇰🇷 Korea, Rep.

East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Seoul

Rent + food$964 + $588≈ $1,551

reconstructed from Numbeo indices: absolute prices are behind a monthly quota. Median error on countries where both are known: 13%

Money7.5 / 10
Safety8.3 / 10
Health8.6 / 10
Quality of life7.6 / 10
Passport9.9 / 10

average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list

◉Money7.5 / 10
Purchasing power10228 of 89Numbeo
Average net salary≈$1,74751 of 150Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 36%
GDP per capita, PPP$63,12535 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$37,88036 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth1.0 %174 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation2.1 %64 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment2.7 %29 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)32.954 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2021
Central government debt47.8 % GDP27 of 65World Bank · GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2024
Reserves$437B9 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2025
Local purchasing power10234 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety8.3 / 10
Safety (survey)70.323 of 89Numbeo
Crime29.731 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k0.4811 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2023
✚Health8.6 / 10
Health care (survey)83.02 of 89Numbeo
Health care, expense-adjusted1522 of 101Numbeo
Life expectancy83.6 yr14 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 10002.317 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$3,13729 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2024
Health spending8.7 % GDP50 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2024
Physicians per 10002.674 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022
Hospital beds per 100012.81 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2022
☀Quality of life7.6 / 10
Quality of life14744 of 89Numbeo
Pollution54.144 of 115Numbeo
Purity97.668 of 115Numbeo
Climate70.565 of 89Numbeo
Traffic commute time39.066 of 89Numbeo
Internet users97.9 %14 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending5.4 % GDP42 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2022
Urban population81.2 %54 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
Rent against the average salary$5991 bedroom34% of salary$7613 bedrooms44% of salary$5881 bedroom34% of salary$1,1153 bedrooms64% of salaryoutside centrecity centreaverage net salary · $1,747
Price per m² in city centre≈$2,98478 of 153Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 29%
Price per m², outside centre≈$2,442101 of 150Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 19%
Basic utilities, 85 m²≈$168107 of 148Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 24%
Price to income ratio24.582 of 89Numbeo
Mortgage to income1.01 of 108Numbeo
◍Prices
Fast-food combo meal≈$7.5653 of 149Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 10%
Dinner for two, mid-range≈$38.6954 of 149Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 8%
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Eggs, dozen≈$3.77107 of 148Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 14%
Loaf of bread, 500 g≈$2.03100 of 150Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 20%
Milk, 1 L≈$2.54130 of 152Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 22%
Chicken fillets, 1 kg≈$9.37107 of 148Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 15%
Cappuccino≈$2.6358 of 149Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 20%
Domestic draft beer, 0.5 L≈$2.458 of 147Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 17%
Monthly transit pass≈$28.258 of 149Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 30%
Gym membership≈$40.4977 of 153Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 16%
Cinema ticket≈$6.858 of 149Numbeo, восстановлено из индексов, медианная ошибка 15%
⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$857B11 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$760B12 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP86.4 %87 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$16B27 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2025
Inbound tourism2.5M ppl58 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2020
☗People and environment
Population51.7M29 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth-0.13 %182 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman0.75216 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10017318 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity100 %60 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita11.4 t187 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy3.6 %171 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending2.6 % GDP119 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport9.9 / 10
No visa needed in advance166 of 1982 of 199
Visa free116 of 198
Visa on arrival41 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)9 of 198
E-visa17 of 198
Visa required15 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not

How to get the passport

Years of residence5 years5 лет. 3 лет - супружество.

Sources

  1. Вики вместо пруфов

Worth checking: a law can change silently — the link stays alive while the rule under it changes.

South Korean nationality law — revised 2026-02-06

источник жив · text from the old site, February 2023