Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 30.7% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
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