Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.2 times more expensive than Suwon.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Suwon, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Suwon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
₩8,139
|
$17.10
€15.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
₩7,630
|
$9.80
€9.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
₩1,908
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
₩882
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Suwon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
₩3,052
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
₩7,620
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.31
₩14,230
|
$4.97
€4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
₩3,458
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
₩4,322
|
$4.34
€4.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
₩2,997
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
₩1,646
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
₩2,397
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
₩2,692
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,384
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
₩938
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 97.5% more for transportation
Suwon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₩6,381
|
$7.23
€6.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.39
₩58,499
|
$118.73
€109.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,386,545
|
$36,966.92
€34,205.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
₩11,679
|
$18.66
€17.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Suwon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.56
₩35,269
|
$49.22
€45.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.32
₩610,424
|
$1,390.35
€1,286.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$294.88
₩406,950
|
$1,168.86
€1,081.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.78
₩176,345
|
$162.61
€150.46
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Suwon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$147.44
₩203,475
|
$1,101.52
€1,019.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,539.43
₩36,625,470
|
$7,468.96
€6,911.03
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Suwon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.95
₩4,070
|
$6.02
€5.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
₩4,748
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.69
₩5,087
|
$16.48
€15.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
₩63,416
|
$58.33
€53.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.58
₩13,226
|
$12.21
€11.30
|
|
pay 94.3% more for clothing
Suwon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
₩62,399
|
$84.67
€78.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.96
₩42,730
|
$40.37
€37.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.88
₩99,194
|
$91.93
€85.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.42
₩37,846
|
$90.97
€84.17
|
|
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