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Russia

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South Korea

Suwon vs. Sochi Cost of Living Summary

Suwon is 29.0% more expensive than Sochi.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% less in Suwon
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Suwon
Transportation: pay 49.0% more in Suwon
Housing: pay 16.0% less in Suwon
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Suwon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Suwon
Clothing: pay 30.6% less in Suwon

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

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Suwon vs. Sochi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.5% less for restaurants

	Sochi	Suwon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$6.00 ₩8,043	-48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.67 RUB483.15	$7.46 ₩10,005	+31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 RUB102.94	$1.57 ₩2,101	+29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 RUB52.66	$0.60 ₩809	-2.3%
Average			-16.5%

Sochi vs. Suwon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Sochi	Suwon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 RUB69.20	$2.61 ₩3,497	+221.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 RUB394.49	$5.59 ₩7,494	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 RUB346.93	$9.87 ₩13,237	+142.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 RUB131.05	$3.17 ₩4,255	+106.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RUB186.62	$5.18 ₩6,943	+136.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 RUB49.03	$2.82 ₩3,780	+389.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB68.68	$1.32 ₩1,770	+63.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 RUB52.98	$2.44 ₩3,264	+291.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 RUB70.94	$1.95 ₩2,609	+133.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 RUB26.04	$1.58 ₩2,118	+416.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB22.59	$1.20 ₩1,611	+353.0%
Average			+178.7%

Sochi vs. Suwon - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.0% more for transportation

	Sochi	Suwon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB261.57	$5.10 ₩6,840	+66.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$47.40 ₩63,532
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,395.60 RUB2M	$28,162.26 ₩38M	+20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.09 RUB348.66	$7.92 ₩10,621	+93.5%
Average			+49.0%

Sochi vs. Suwon - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.0% less for housing

	Sochi	Suwon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.02 RUB597.71	$17.91 ₩24,012	+155.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.36 RUB64,751.69	$435.40 ₩584K	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.42 RUB34,866.29	$348.32 ₩467K	-14.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.39 RUB7,782.79	$142.51 ₩191K	+55.9%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Sochi	Suwon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$315.84 RUB26,896.86	$691.66 ₩927K	+119.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,773.54 ₩24M
Average			+119.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sochi	Suwon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 RUB99.62	$3.73 ₩5,002	+219.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 RUB242.64	$3.36 ₩4,502	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 RUB229.12	$3.73 ₩5,002	+38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.01 RUB3,151.66	$43.79 ₩58,696	+18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.72 RUB231.86	$11.20 ₩15,007	+311.2%
Average			+100.0%

Sochi vs. Suwon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.6% less for clothing

	Sochi	Suwon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.88 RUB6,973.26	$37.32 ₩50,025	-54.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$78.96 RUB6,724.21	$106.98 ₩143K	+35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.52 RUB9,837.28	$74.37 ₩99,688	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 RUB8,592.05	$59.02 ₩79,106	-41.5%
Average			-30.6%

Sochi vs. Suwon - Cost of clothing

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