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What does my salary buy abroad?

Type your monthly income and home country. We rank 23 countries by how many "monthly basics" your money buys there — rent + utilities + 6 meals + 12 lattes + 40 transit rides.

Home countryMonthly income (KRW)

USD

$3,420.00

At home

🇰🇷South Korea2.4 × monthly baskets

1 basket = $1,430.95/month — that is what locals roughly spend on the same essentials.

Where does your salary stretch the most?

Monthly basket = rent (1BR central) + utilities + internet + mobile + 6 mid-range meals + 12 lattes + 40 transit rides.

1🇮🇳India
₹323,099$542.40/mo6.3×
2🇦🇷Argentina
AR$4,769,874$661.54/mo5.2×
3🇻🇳Vietnam
₫90,000,000$746.04/mo4.6×
4🇮🇩Indonesia
Rp 58,965,517$864.33/mo4.0×
5🇲🇾Malaysia
RM 13,395.79$877.84/mo3.9×
6🇹🇭Thailand
฿110,191$929.16/mo3.7×
7🇧🇷Brazil
R$16,817.88$1,040.28/mo3.3×
8🇹🇷Turkey
₺155,165$1,072.92/mo3.2×
9🇲🇽Mexico
MX$58,858$1,104.98/mo3.1×
10🇨🇳China
23,310.34元$1,250.91/mo2.7×
11🇰🇷South Korea
5,000,000원$1,430.95/mo2.4×
12🇯🇵Japan
¥535,798$1,454.21/mo2.4×
13🇪🇸Spain
€2,904.95$1,878.80/mo1.8×
14🇨🇦Canada
C$4,674.80$2,263.37/mo1.5×
15🇫🇷France
€2,904.95$2,327.24/mo1.5×
16🇦🇺Australia
A$4,722.00$2,419.03/mo1.4×
17🇩🇪Germany
€2,904.95$2,423.61/mo1.4×
18🇳🇴Norway
kr 31,512.90$2,666.52/mo1.3×
19🇭🇰Hong Kong
HK$26,776.49$3,208.10/mo1.1×
20🇺🇸United States
$3,420.00$3,391.40/mo1.0×
21🇬🇧United Kingdom
£2,511.65$3,538.89/mo1.0×
22🇸🇬Singapore
S$4,334.17$3,587.77/mo1.0×
23🇨🇭Switzerland
CHF 2,658.71$4,043.21/mo0.8×

Conversion uses today's FX. Local-currency salary is FX-neutral and ignores income tax differences. Use as a rough guide, not a relocation contract.