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South Korea

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Romania

Timisoara vs. Suwon Cost of Living Summary

Timisoara is 12.8% cheaper than Suwon.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% more in Timisoara
Groceries: pay 56.7% less in Timisoara
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Timisoara
Housing: pay 4.5% more in Timisoara
Childcare: pay 35.4% less in Timisoara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Timisoara
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Timisoara

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Timisoara are more expensive than in Suwon. Expenses including groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Timisoara.

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Timisoara vs. Suwon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.4% more for restaurants

	Suwon	Timisoara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ₩8,008	$10.46 RON49.47	+74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.46 ₩9,962	$8.37 RON39.57	+12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 ₩2,092	$2.16 RON10.22	+37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ₩806	$1.63 RON7.71	+169.9%
Average			+52.4%

Suwon vs. Timisoara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.7% less for groceries

	Suwon	Timisoara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.61 ₩3,482	$1.22 RON5.78	-53.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 ₩7,462	$4.27 RON20.18	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87 ₩13,180	$5.33 RON25.19	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 ₩4,237	$2.87 RON13.60	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.18 ₩6,914	$2.75 RON13.01	-46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82 ₩3,764	$0.53 RON2.49	-81.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 ₩1,762	$0.67 RON3.16	-49.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.44 ₩3,251	$0.65 RON3.07	-73.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 ₩2,598	$1.07 RON5.07	-44.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 ₩2,109	$0.34 RON1.62	-78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,604	$0.43 RON2.04	-64.0%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Suwon	Timisoara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 ₩6,811	$7.17 RON33.92	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.40 ₩63,262	$33.46 RON158.29	-29.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,162.26 ₩38M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 ₩10,576	$7.53 RON35.61	-5.0%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 4.5% more for housing

	Suwon	Timisoara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.91 ₩23,910	$8.50 RON40.23	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$435.40 ₩581K	$537.49 RON2,542.65	+23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.32 ₩465K	$358.74 RON1,697.08	+3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.51 ₩190K	$129.07 RON610.58	-9.4%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 35.4% less for childcare

	Suwon	Timisoara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$691.66 ₩923K	$584.97 RON2,767.28	-15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,773.54 ₩24M	$8,773.22 RON41,502.59	-50.6%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Suwon	Timisoara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.73 ₩4,981	$2.72 RON12.86	-27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 ₩4,483	$3.00 RON14.18	-10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 ₩4,981	$6.27 RON29.68	+68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.79 ₩58,446	$38.96 RON184.29	-11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$8.05 RON38.09	-28.1%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Suwon	Timisoara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.32 ₩49,812	$74.43 RON352.10	+99.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$106.98 ₩143K	$39.50 RON186.84	-63.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.37 ₩99,264	$76.43 RON361.57	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.02 ₩78,770	$89.41 RON422.94	+51.5%
Average			+3.5%

Suwon vs. Timisoara - Cost of clothing

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