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No. 20: Seoul, South Korea
Rank in 2009: 102
FOOD: Lunch at a restaurant: $20
Can of beer from grocer: $2.21
One kg of rice: $6.07
One dozen eggs: $4.11
ENTERTAINMENT: Movie ticket: $7.50
APPLIANCES: Washing machine: $1,113
Seoul jumped more than 80 places from last year’s list, to No. 20, as the Korean won strengthened against the dollar.
