Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 16.9% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Athens, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.98
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.32
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.32
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.77
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€608.52
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€534.34
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€444.10
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.55
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.33
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€110.63
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
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