As of November 2023, the mean purchase price of housing in Seoul, South Korea amounted to around 819 million South Korean won. The average price of apartments amounted to around 1.05 billion South Korean won while the price of row houses was about 341 million South Korean won.
Apartments in South Korea
Among all housing types, apartments are the most expensive, costing more than one billion South Korean won on average. Living in apartments is typical for Seoul, as an increasing number of citizens move towards the city, causing high population density. As of 2022, more than 40 percent of all households were living in apartments, excluding alternative housing, such as officetels or goshiwons.
Gangnam Style
Based on the average selling price of apartments in Seoul, Gangnam is the most expensive area in Seoul to live in, with an average sales price of around 2.2 billion South Korean won. The area became internationally known due to the viral YouTube hit Gangnam Style by South Korean artist PSY. Since Gangnam is known for its wealthy citizens, the song was inspired by their mannerisms.
Mean purchase price of housing in Seoul, South Korea in November 2023, by housing type
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1,000 South Korean won equals 0.76 U.S. dollars or 0.70 euro as of January 2024.
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Korea Real Estate Board. (January 10, 2024). Mean purchase price of housing in Seoul, South Korea in November 2023, by housing type (in million South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120722/south-korea-mean-purchase-price-seoul-housing-by-type/
Korea Real Estate Board. "Mean purchase price of housing in Seoul, South Korea in November 2023, by housing type (in million South Korean won)." Chart. January 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120722/south-korea-mean-purchase-price-seoul-housing-by-type/
Korea Real Estate Board. (2024). Mean purchase price of housing in Seoul, South Korea in November 2023, by housing type (in million South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120722/south-korea-mean-purchase-price-seoul-housing-by-type/
Korea Real Estate Board. "Mean Purchase Price of Housing in Seoul, South Korea in November 2023, by Housing Type (in Million South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120722/south-korea-mean-purchase-price-seoul-housing-by-type/
Korea Real Estate Board, Mean purchase price of housing in Seoul, South Korea in November 2023, by housing type (in million South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120722/south-korea-mean-purchase-price-seoul-housing-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Mean purchase price of housing in Seoul, South Korea in November 2023, by housing type (in million South Korean won) [Graph], Korea Real Estate Board, January 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120722/south-korea-mean-purchase-price-seoul-housing-by-type/