Cost of living comparison
Suwon is 41.9% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.9% less in Suwon
- Groceries
-
pay 31.0% more in Suwon
- Transportation
-
pay 57.0% less in Suwon
- Housing
-
pay 74.9% less in Suwon
- Childcare
-
pay 36.0% less in Suwon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.4% less in Suwon
- Clothing
-
pay 47.0% less in Suwon
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Suwon.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.39
|
$0.62
₩868
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.35
|
$2.36
₩3,305
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.21
|
$3.57
₩5,000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.18
|
$2.49
₩3,483
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$1.16
₩1,621
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.08
|
$2.01
₩2,815
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.35
|
$1.54
₩2,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$2.36
₩3,295
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.53
|
$0.83
₩1,159
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.54
|
$7.86
₩11,003
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£198.68
|
$85.90
₩120,178
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£49.43
|
$44.64
₩62,461
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.15
|
$10.03
₩14,029
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£101.91
|
$26.64
₩37,276
|
|
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