Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 34.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Greece, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 93.6% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
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