Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 22.6% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 73.2% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$124.89
₩175,410
|
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