Cost of living comparison
Spain is 38.1% more expensive than Suwon.
If you lived in Spain instead of Suwon, you would:
pay 94.0% more for restaurants
Suwon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$13.31
€12.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
₩7,581
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
₩1,895
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
₩876
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Suwon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
₩3,032
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
₩7,571
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.31
₩14,138
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
₩3,435
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
₩4,294
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
₩2,978
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
₩1,635
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
₩2,381
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
₩2,674
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,369
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
₩932
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
Suwon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₩6,340
|
$6.53
€6.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.39
₩58,120
|
$35.45
€32.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
₩11,604
|
$14.39
€13.35
|
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
Suwon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.56
₩35,040
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.32
₩606,470
|
$828.43
€768.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$294.88
₩404,313
|
$665.31
€617.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.78
₩175,202
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
|
pay 43.2% more for childcare
Suwon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$147.44
₩202,157
|
$381.14
€353.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,539.43
₩36,388,208
|
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Suwon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.95
₩4,043
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
₩4,717
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
₩63,006
|
$43.03
€39.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.58
₩13,140
|
$8.46
€7.85
|
|
pay 75.8% more for clothing
Suwon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
₩61,995
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.96
₩42,453
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.88
₩98,551
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.42
₩37,601
|
$91.97
€85.32
|
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