Cost of living comparison
Greece is 4.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Greece instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 32.3% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$12.71
€11.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$4.97
€4.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$8.80
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$40.24
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$13.03
€12.10
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
Seoul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$429.23
€398.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$358.56
€332.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
$341.10
€316.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$45.22
€42.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$8.85
€8.22
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$99.20
€92.12
|
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