Monday, May 17, 2010

Why Living in Seoul is Great; Why Living in Seoul is Awful

In an effort to save more money,  I've been tracking my expenses lately.


Typical Expenses (Weekday):

Lunch - Bibimbap + juice (GS25)            2,500 won
             Sweet Chocolate bar                     200 won

Subway Fare (both ways)                        1,800 won

Dinner - Odeng                                       1,200 won
              apple                                         1,000 won

                                                 TOTAL: 6,700 won = $5.90 US

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Typical Expenses (Saturday):

Snack - chocolate waffle (subway)           2,000 won

Subway Fare (both ways)                        1,800 won

Lunch - Salad (Kraze Burger)                  5,500 won

Pre-dinner Drink - whiskey (Sam Ryans)  5,000 won
Dinner - Pollack Soup (Itaewon)              6,000 won

Drinks (Queen, Stompers, etc.)               38,000 won
Drinks (GS25)                                          3,000 won

Taxi (from Itaewon)                                15,000 won

Drunken snacks (GS25)                           6,500 won

                                                TOTAL: 80,500 won = $70.84 US

;_;

2 comments:

  1. Sounds about right. It's so easy to drop 50k+ in a night in Hongdae. Yet, some days I don't spend any cash at all (I walk to school and eat lunch there, and I usually stock up for some breakfasts and some dinners).

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  2. Yeah, I used to spend even less per day. Sadly, this school year, the lunches have become Bad.

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