Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 41.1% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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