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Suwon vs. Annapolis Cost of Living Summary

Suwon vs. Annapolis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suwon instead of Annapolis, you would:

pay 63.0% less for restaurants

 
Annapolis
Suwon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
 
$6.00
₩8,001
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$7.46
₩9,953
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.62
 
$1.57
₩2,090

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

 
Annapolis
Suwon
Bread
1 loaf
$3.03
 
$2.61
₩3,478
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.96
 
$5.59
₩7,454
Milk (1 gallon) $4.17
 
$9.87
₩13,167

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

 
Annapolis
Suwon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.66
 
$5.10
₩6,804
Monthly public transit pass $140.00
 
$47.40
₩63,199
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,000.00
 
$28,162.26
₩38M

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pay 74.9% less for housing

 
Annapolis
Suwon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$95.00
 
$17.91
₩23,886
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,088.67
 
$435.40
₩581K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,972.00
 
$348.32
₩464K

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pay 38.5% less for childcare

 
Annapolis
Suwon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,666.67
 
$691.66
₩922K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,500.00
 
$17,773.54
₩24M

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Annapolis
Suwon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$3.73
₩4,976
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.67
 
$3.36
₩4,479
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
 
$3.73
₩4,976

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pay 9.7% more for clothing

 
Annapolis
Suwon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.33
 
$37.32
₩49,763
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.00
 
$106.98
₩143K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.67
 
$74.37
₩99,166

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