Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 22.3% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Greece, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$6.16
₩8,598
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$5.24
₩7,313
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.47
₩2,055
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.79
₩1,105
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$3.08
₩4,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$5.40
₩7,544
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$7.46
₩10,411
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.76
₩3,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$3.32
₩4,635
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$3.17
₩4,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.49
₩2,078
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$2.53
₩3,534
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$2.41
₩3,370
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.82
₩2,547
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.21
₩1,689
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$4.39
₩6,132
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$45.32
₩63,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$8.17
₩11,407
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Greece
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$17.65
₩24,644
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$426.93
₩595,965
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$328.41
₩458,440
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$111.42
₩155,538
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$373.40
₩521,239
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$22,907.58
₩31,977,257
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$3.09
₩4,319
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$3.39
₩4,731
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$3.21
₩4,486
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$45.71
₩63,810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$10.10
₩14,097
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$60.70
₩84,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$44.52
₩62,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$72.99
₩101,892
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$93.73
₩130,840
|
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