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
€15.25
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.95
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.25
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.97
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.24
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.46
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€601.91
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€528.54
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€439.28
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.52
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.81
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.15
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€109.43
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
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