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South Korea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 0.4% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 80.7% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 3.4% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 37.6% less in South Korea

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in South Korea are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in South Korea. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 56.9% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.20 EC$60.00	$6.16 ₩9,035	-72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$5.24 ₩7,685	-62.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.47 ₩2,159	-27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.79 ₩1,161	-65.3%
Average			-56.9%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.7% more for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$4.07 EC$10.99	$3.08 ₩4,513	-24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 EC$14.88	$5.40 ₩7,928	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.19 EC$32.94	$7.46 ₩10,941	-38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99 EC$16.20	$2.76 ₩4,045	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.63 EC$15.21	$3.32 ₩4,871	-41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$3.17 ₩4,646	+214.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.49 ₩2,184	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$2.53 ₩3,713	+201.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 EC$1.79	$2.41 ₩3,542	+264.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 EC$1.36	$1.82 ₩2,677	+263.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.93	$1.21 ₩1,775	+69.5%
Average			+80.7%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.39 ₩6,443
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.32 ₩66,473
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,023.07 ₩39,639,325
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.17 ₩11,987

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pay 3.4% more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$17.65 ₩25,896
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$426.93 ₩626,253	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$328.41 ₩481,739
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$111.42 ₩163,442	+45.7%
Average			+3.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$373.40 ₩547,730
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,907.58 ₩33,602,435

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$3.09 ₩4,538	+39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.39 ₩4,972	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 EC$15.00	$3.21 ₩4,714	-42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.71 ₩67,053
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$10.10 ₩14,813	+60.5%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$60.70 ₩89,046	-31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$44.52 ₩65,309
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$72.99 ₩107,070	-43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$93.73 ₩137,490
Average			-37.6%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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