Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 34.8% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
|
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