Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 49.4% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 3.0% more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 52.9% more for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$9.44
₩13,025
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
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