Cost of living comparison

 London, United Kingdom
compared to
 Suwon, South Korea
Suwon vs. London Cost of Living Summary
Suwon vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suwon instead of London, you would:

pay 59.9% less for restaurants

 
London
Suwon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.83
£19.45
$5.73
₩8,016
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£7.78
$5.01
₩7,014
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
£1.85
$1.38
₩1,937

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

 
London
Suwon
Bread
1 loaf
$2.07
£1.56
$2.14
₩2,999
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.65
£4.25
$4.89
₩6,847
Milk (1 gallon) $6.31
£4.75
$7.21
₩10,090

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pay 57.0% less for transportation

 
London
Suwon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.39
£5.57
$4.41
₩6,166
Monthly public transit pass $258.31
£194.46
$41.18
₩57,618
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,531.14
£27,502.17
$27,023.07
₩37,808,512

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pay 74.9% less for housing

 
London
Suwon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.63
£31.34
$16.11
₩22,546
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,834.46
£2,133.90
$429.72
₩601,233
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,063.73
£1,553.67
$286.48
₩400,822

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pay 36.0% less for childcare

 
London
Suwon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,333.60
£1,756.83
$143.24
₩200,411
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,892.30
£20,998.50
$34,019.66
₩47,597,581

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pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
London
Suwon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.27
£6.22
$3.04
₩4,259
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.80
£3.62
$3.34
₩4,676
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$19.76
£14.88
$3.22
₩4,509

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pay 47.0% less for clothing

 
London
Suwon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.94
£72.98
$43.93
₩61,459
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.55
£38.05
$39.15
₩54,779
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.87
£86.48
$79.86
₩111,729

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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