Cost of living comparison
Russia is 22.5% cheaper than Suwon.
If you lived in Russia instead of Suwon, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
Suwon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.08
₩8,374
|
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₩6,542
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
₩1,745
|
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₩698
|
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
|
pay 66.2% less for groceries
Suwon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
₩4,318
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.69
₩7,845
|
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
₩13,472
|
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.48
₩3,418
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.67
₩9,195
|
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.56
₩4,905
|
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
₩2,010
|
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.79
₩2,466
|
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
₩4,392
|
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
₩2,453
|
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
₩1,598
|
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
Suwon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
₩6,599
|
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.38
₩68,039
|
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,575.40
₩46,266,228
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.72
₩12,017
|
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Suwon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
₩39,253
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.77
₩654,217
|
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.85
₩418,699
|
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.59
₩200,625
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
Suwon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.89
₩314,024
|
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,203.94
₩11,304,870
|
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Suwon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,234
|
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.42
₩4,710
|
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.43
₩59,839
|
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.12
₩12,561
|
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
|
pay 76.4% more for clothing
Suwon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.30
₩59,665
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.87
₩39,776
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
₩89,497
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.26
₩38,939
|
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
|
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