Cost of living comparison
Greece is 35.5% more expensive than Suwon.
If you lived in Greece instead of Suwon, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
Suwon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
₩7,581
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
₩1,895
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
₩876
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Suwon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
₩3,032
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
₩7,571
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.31
₩14,138
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
₩3,435
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
₩4,294
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
₩2,978
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
₩1,635
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
₩2,381
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
₩2,674
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,369
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
₩932
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Suwon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₩6,340
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.39
₩58,120
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
₩11,604
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
Suwon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.56
₩35,040
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.32
₩606,470
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$294.88
₩404,313
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.78
₩175,202
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 31.5% more for childcare
Suwon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$147.44
₩202,157
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,539.43
₩36,388,208
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Suwon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.95
₩4,043
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
₩4,717
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
₩63,006
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.58
₩13,140
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 97.5% more for clothing
Suwon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
₩61,995
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.96
₩42,453
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.88
₩98,551
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.42
₩37,601
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
|
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