Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 0.7% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,836
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,011
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
South Korea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,253
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,684
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,881
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,788
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,413
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,784
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,317
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,507
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,274
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,107
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,065
|
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pay 33.3% more for housing
South Korea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩578,164
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩453,223
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,932
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,011
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,733
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,116
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,470
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,486
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
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