Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 32.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Greece, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
|
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