Cost of living comparison

Greece

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South Korea

Daegu vs. Thessaloniki Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 19.7% more expensive than Thessaloniki.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% less in Daegu
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Daegu
Housing: pay 32.7% less in Daegu
Childcare: pay 97.9% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Daegu
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Daegu

The cost of groceries, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Daegu are more expensive than in Thessaloniki. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Daegu. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Daegu.

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Daegu vs. Thessaloniki Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daegu instead of Thessaloniki, you would:

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pay 29.4% less for restaurants

	Thessaloniki	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.32	$6.72 ₩10,002	-61.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.21	$5.48 ₩8,159	-53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 €2.12	$1.48 ₩2,197	-39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 €0.51	$0.79 ₩1,176	+36.1%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Thessaloniki	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 €1.23	$4.50 ₩6,702	+218.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61 €5.78	$5.54 ₩8,238	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.88 €5.14	$8.81 ₩13,115	+49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.42 €3.86	$2.66 ₩3,957	-39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.84 €4.23	$3.10 ₩4,617	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.80	$3.56 ₩5,303	+287.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.79	$1.68 ₩2,500	+86.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.70	$2.67 ₩3,980	+231.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.92	$3.29 ₩4,894	+213.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 €0.51	$1.07 ₩1,594	+84.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.53	$1.41 ₩2,098	+133.2%
Average			+110.3%

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Thessaloniki	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 €6.95	$4.32 ₩6,434	-45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 €27.57	$70.76 ₩105K	+124.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,367.73 €26,552.18	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.55 €11.85	$7.54 ₩11,212	-44.4%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 32.7% less for housing

	Thessaloniki	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.29 €27.36	$19.81 ₩29,478	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$580.75 €507.78	$379.34 ₩564K	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$472.85 €413.44	$249.67 ₩371K	-47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.66 €149.22	$149.85 ₩223K	-12.2%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 97.9% more for childcare

	Thessaloniki	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$414.80 €362.68	$254.87 ₩379K	-38.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.70 €7,262.13	$27,763.25 ₩41M	+234.3%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Thessaloniki	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.11	$3.54 ₩5,264	-39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 €3.85	$3.46 ₩5,147	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.37 €4.70	$3.18 ₩4,738	-40.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.65 €41.67	$48.82 ₩72,643	+2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 €8.94	$10.26 ₩15,266	+0.4%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Thessaloniki	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.01 €75.20	$53.11 ₩79,019	-38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 €33.43	$47.76 ₩71,064	+24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.45 €79.08	$91.70 ₩136K	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.31 €102.57	$158.02 ₩235K	+34.7%
Average			+5.7%

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