Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

South Korea

Suwon vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Suwon is 57.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% more in Suwon
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Suwon
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Suwon
Housing: pay 11.6% more in Suwon
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Suwon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% more in Suwon
Clothing: pay 7.7% less in Suwon

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Suwon are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Suwon.

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Suwon vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.1% more for restaurants

	Manila	Suwon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱365.51	$6.72 ₩9,464	+11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱261.08	$4.95 ₩6,973	+15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.96	$1.32 ₩1,853	+35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.57	$0.66 ₩923	+30.2%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Manila	Suwon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.96	$2.12 ₩2,982	+58.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱259.56	$5.30 ₩7,461	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱444.37	$9.36 ₩13,179	+27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱134.36	$2.33 ₩3,285	+5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱138.61	$2.94 ₩4,142	+28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱92.01	$2.41 ₩3,387	+58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.92	$1.24 ₩1,740	+50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱99.36	$2.34 ₩3,294	+43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱62.14	$1.12 ₩1,581	+9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱71.02	$1.50 ₩2,109	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.43	$0.86 ₩1,205	-37.7%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Manila	Suwon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱253.73	$4.44 ₩6,246	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱835.45	$45.99 ₩64,751	+234.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$26,696.92 ₩38M	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱177.53	$7.45 ₩10,486	+154.7%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 11.6% more for housing

	Manila	Suwon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,645.22	$19.81 ₩27,893	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱31,139.53	$424.54 ₩598K	-17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,281.74	$424.54 ₩598K	+68.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,100.29	$122.64 ₩173K	+22.0%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Manila	Suwon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,412.54	$778.32 ₩1M	+461.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$10,906.99 ₩15M	-36.0%
Average			+212.8%

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Suwon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.77	$3.17 ₩4,467	+117.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱157.06	$3.36 ₩4,732	+29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱198.42	$3.18 ₩4,483	-2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,557.70	$44.93 ₩63,257	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱454.28	$10.61 ₩14,942	+41.8%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

	Manila	Suwon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,988.35	$33.61 ₩47,318	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,802.77	$47.76 ₩67,241	+60.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,908.21	$70.50 ₩99,256	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,016.79	$26.32 ₩37,057	-47.0%
Average			-7.7%

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