Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 24.8% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Castries, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.44
₩13,025
|
|
pay 21.0% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
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