Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 22.7% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 81.4% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,729
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩998
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,152
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,553
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,834
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,742
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,372
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,750
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,288
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,489
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,198
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩571,118
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩447,700
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩523,473
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩3,962
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,676
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩66,298
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 41.7% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩133,835
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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