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
TTD69.74
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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