Cost of living comparison

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Geoje vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Geoje is 10.0% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 47.9% less in Geoje
Groceries
pay 53.1% more in Geoje
Transportation
pay 36.3% less in Geoje
Housing
pay 53.2% less in Geoje
Childcare
pay 3.7% more in Geoje
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.8% less in Geoje
Clothing
pay 18.5% more in Geoje

The cost of groceries, clothing, and childcare in Geoje are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Geoje.

Geoje vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Geoje instead of Rome, you would:

pay 47.9% less for restaurants

 
Rome
Geoje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€14.82
$7.08
₩10,187
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€9.88
$6.01
₩8,659
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
€2.12
$1.59
₩2,292

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pay 53.1% more for groceries

 
Rome
Geoje
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
€1.87
$2.24
₩3,226
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.54
€8.07
$5.09
₩7,335
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
€6.02
$6.16
₩8,870

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pay 36.3% less for transportation

 
Rome
Geoje
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
€6.48
$4.36
₩6,277
Monthly public transit pass $40.88
€34.59
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,199.74
€24,707.86
$26,696.92
₩38M

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pay 53.2% less for housing

 
Rome
Geoje
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.12
€27.18
$25.47
₩36,675
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,436.63
€1,215.63
$212.27
₩306K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $927.65
€784.95
$212.27
₩306K

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pay 3.7% more for childcare

 
Rome
Geoje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.18
€480.78
$471.71
₩679K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,951.36
€9,266.68
$13,620.52
₩20M

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Geoje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€4.94
$1.42
₩2,037
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
€1.70
$4.00
₩5,756
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
€6.08
$3.18
₩4,584

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pay 18.5% more for clothing

 
Rome
Geoje
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.76
€69.18
$99.06
₩143K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€31.96
$61.91
₩89,140
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.68
€75.04
$76.06
₩110K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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