Cost of living comparison

South Korea

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United Kingdom

Ealing vs. Suwon Cost of Living Summary

Ealing is 90.3% more expensive than Suwon.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Ealing
Groceries: pay 37.7% less in Ealing
Transportation: pay 62.0% more in Ealing
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Ealing
Childcare: pay 57.4% more in Ealing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Ealing
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Ealing

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

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Ealing vs. Suwon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Suwon	Ealing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ₩8,008	$24.45 £18.34	+307.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.46 ₩9,962	$9.25 £6.94	+23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 ₩2,092	$3.11 £2.33	+98.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ₩806	$1.72 £1.29	+184.5%
Average			+141.1%

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pay 37.7% less for groceries

	Suwon	Ealing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.61 ₩3,482	$1.63 £1.22	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 ₩7,462	$4.18 £3.14	-25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87 ₩13,180	$5.50 £4.13	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 ₩4,237	$4.16 £3.12	+31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.18 ₩6,914	$4.10 £3.07	-20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82 ₩3,764	$1.40 £1.05	-50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 ₩1,762	$0.66 £0.49	-50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.44 ₩3,251	$0.90 £0.67	-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 ₩2,598	$1.63 £1.23	-16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 ₩2,109	$0.64 £0.48	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,604	$0.80 £0.60	-33.6%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 62.0% more for transportation

	Suwon	Ealing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 ₩6,811	$7.52 £5.64	+47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.40 ₩63,262	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,162.26 ₩38M	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 ₩10,576	$30.39 £22.80	+283.6%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Suwon	Ealing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.91 ₩23,910	$35.02 £26.27	+95.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$435.40 ₩581K	$2,158.35 £1,619.41	+395.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.32 ₩465K	$1,750.90 £1,313.70	+402.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.51 ₩190K	$218.94 £164.27	+53.6%
Average			+299.1%

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pay 57.4% more for childcare

	Suwon	Ealing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$691.66 ₩923K	$2,305.87 £1,730.10	+233.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,773.54 ₩24M	$13,214.37 £9,914.74	-25.7%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suwon	Ealing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.73 ₩4,981	$8.06 £6.05	+116.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 ₩4,483	$4.79 £3.59	+42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 ₩4,981	$22.96 £17.23	+515.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.79 ₩58,446	$107.92 £80.97	+146.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$17.18 £12.89	+53.4%
Average			+109.4%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Suwon	Ealing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.32 ₩49,812	$96.13 £72.12	+157.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$106.98 ₩143K	$33.04 £24.79	-69.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.37 ₩99,264	$100.97 £75.76	+35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.02 ₩78,770	$104.03 £78.05	+76.3%
Average			+17.5%

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