Cost of living comparison
Greece is 9.7% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Greece instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 51.3% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,463
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,150
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,942
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩932
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,787
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,209
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,941
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,771
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,949
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,999
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,084
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,674
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,165
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,928
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,497
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,799
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,372
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,568,764
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,889
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
South Korea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,116
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩541,778
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩417,534
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,490
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩473,484
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,214,143
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,029
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,541
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,763
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,783
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,323
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,879
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,573
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩104,176
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,681
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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