🇰🇷 South Korea

Can you afford a house in South Korea?

Out of reach for the median household

The country median home in South Korea costs ₩760,000,000 and the median household earns ₩65,000,000 — a price-to-income ratio of 11.7×. Ranked 14 of 46 for housing cost relative to income.

Median home price
₩760,000,000
South Korea average
Median household income
₩65,000,000
after tax
Avg mortgage rate
4.50%
min down 30%

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Anchor: South Korea average median 760,000,000 KRW · mortgage rate 4.50% · min down 30%

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