Cost of living comparison

compared to

Seoul is 18.6% more expensive than Athens.

If you lived in Seoul instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 16.5% less for restaurants

 
Athens
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.24
€14.94
$8.11
₩11,194
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.75
€8.96
$5.90
₩8,141
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.12
€1.95
$1.53
₩2,105

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Athens
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$1.31
€1.21
$3.09
₩4,266
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.88
€6.33
$6.06
₩8,361
Milk (1 gallon) $6.38
€5.86
$8.19
₩11,310

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

 
Athens
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
€7.05
$4.69
₩6,471
Monthly public transit pass $32.49
€29.88
$45.15
₩62,328
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,399.57
€25,196.18
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890

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pay 1.2% less for housing

 
Athens
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.57
€29.95
$23.52
₩32,466
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $630.26
€579.58
$873.53
₩1,205,765
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $532.87
€490.01
$528.87
₩730,014

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pay 39.8% more for childcare

 
Athens
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.99
€444.15
$381.75
₩526,945
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,389.46
€9,553.97
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.41
€4.98
$3.69
₩5,088
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.62
€3.33
$3.88
₩5,351
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.98
€4.58
$3.32
₩4,579

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

 
Athens
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.99
€82.75
$60.77
₩83,887
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.83
€32.03
$44.72
₩61,724
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.37
€87.70
$85.92
₩118,596

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