Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 48.0% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
South Korea
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.16
₩8,651
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
₩7,358
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
₩2,067
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₩1,112
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
South Korea
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
₩4,321
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
₩7,591
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₩10,475
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
₩3,873
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
₩4,664
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.17
₩4,449
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.49
₩2,091
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
₩3,555
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
₩3,391
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
₩2,563
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₩1,699
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
South Korea
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₩6,169
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.32
₩63,647
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.17
₩11,477
|
?? |
pay 16.3% more for housing
|
South Korea
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.65
₩24,795
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.93
₩599,630
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.41
₩461,260
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
₩156,494
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
South Korea
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.40
₩524,445
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,907.58
₩32,173,919
|
?? |
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Korea
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.09
₩4,346
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
₩4,760
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
₩4,514
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.71
₩64,202
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.10
₩14,183
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 61.9% more for clothing
|
South Korea
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.70
₩85,260
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.52
₩62,532
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.99
₩102,518
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.73
₩131,645
|
?? | |
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