Is Italy cheaper than South Korea?

South Korea is cheaper for a traveller: estimated monthly budget ~$2,100 vs ~$2,100 per person (rough estimate from income levels).

Is Italy safer than South Korea?

South Korea has the lower homicide rate of the two (World Bank), a common proxy for traveller safety.

Does DayTriply have day plans for Italy and South Korea?

Italy: 0 ready-made day plans; South Korea: 0.

Italy vs South Korea: cost of living, safety & budget

Italy or South Korea? Compare day-to-day budget, cost of living, safety and connectivity side by side — with ready-made day plans for each where we have them.

🇮🇹Italy

🇰🇷South Korea

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Monthly budget / person

~$2,100/mo

Cost of living

Cheaper than 15% of countries

Online coverage

89%

98%

Safety

Safer than 89% of countries

Safer than 92% of countries

Happiness

6.57 / 10

6.04 / 10

Avg. life expectancy

83.7 yrs

84.3 yrs

Air quality

Cleaner air than 66%

Cleaner air than 32%

Avg income

$61,620/yr

$61,930/yr

LGBTQ+

66 / 100

46 / 100

Healthcare

82 / 100

88 / 100

Avg. temperature

10.3°C

7.9°C

Sunny days

326 days/yr

283 days/yr

Safe tap water

96.8%

99.3%

Corruption

46 / 100

36 / 100

Work hours / yr

1701 h

1910 h

Currency

EUR · €

KRW · ₩

Population

59.0M

51.8M

Language

Italian

Korean