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Latvia

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South Korea

Suwon vs. Jelgava Cost of Living Summary

Suwon is 30.5% more expensive than Jelgava.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% less in Suwon
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Suwon
Transportation: pay 4.9% more in Suwon
Housing: pay 27.9% more in Suwon
Childcare: pay 95.7% more in Suwon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Suwon
Clothing: pay 26.3% more in Suwon

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation in Suwon are more expensive than in Jelgava. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Suwon. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Suwon.

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Suwon vs. Jelgava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.7% less for restaurants

	Jelgava	Suwon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.84 €6.98	$6.00 ₩8,008	-23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$7.46 ₩9,962	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.57 ₩2,092	-2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.60 ₩806	-48.8%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Jelgava	Suwon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 €0.80	$2.61 ₩3,482	+191.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$5.59 ₩7,462	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$9.87 ₩13,180	+124.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.10 €2.76	$3.17 ₩4,237	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 €2.22	$5.18 ₩6,914	+107.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$2.82 ₩3,764	+270.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$1.32 ₩1,762	+59.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$2.44 ₩3,251	+115.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$1.95 ₩2,598	+39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$1.58 ₩2,109	+293.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$1.20 ₩1,604	+185.9%
Average			+106.9%

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pay 4.9% more for transportation

	Jelgava	Suwon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.33	$5.10 ₩6,811	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.99 €24.92	$47.40 ₩63,262	+69.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,394.71 €19,932.10	$28,162.26 ₩38M	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.17	$7.92 ₩10,576	-30.6%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 27.9% more for housing

	Jelgava	Suwon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.93 €13.28	$17.91 ₩23,910	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.72 €289.02	$435.40 ₩581K	+34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.54 €229.22	$348.32 ₩465K	+35.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.28 €127.53	$142.51 ₩190K	-0.5%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 95.7% more for childcare

	Jelgava	Suwon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.95 €199.32	$691.66 ₩923K	+208.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,332.62 €12,756.54	$17,773.54 ₩24M	+24.0%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Jelgava	Suwon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$3.73 ₩4,981	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 €2.92	$3.36 ₩4,483	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$3.73 ₩4,981	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.19 €41.11	$43.79 ₩58,446	-5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.57	$11.20 ₩14,944	+4.2%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 26.3% more for clothing

	Jelgava	Suwon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.39 €44.85	$37.32 ₩49,812	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 €19.43	$106.98 ₩143K	+390.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.99 €49.83	$74.37 ₩99,264	+32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$59.02 ₩78,770	-47.3%
Average			+26.3%

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