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South Korea vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 17.5% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 49.7% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 23.4% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 9.6% less in South Korea

The cost of childcare and groceries in South Korea are more expensive than in British Virgin Islands. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in South Korea.

South Korea vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 50.4% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.49	$6.72 ₩9,907	-72.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.25	$5.50 ₩8,102	-58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$1.47 ₩2,161	-25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$0.82 ₩1,216	-45.0%
Average			-50.4%

British Virgin Islands vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$4.96	$2.87 ₩4,235	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.75	$5.63 ₩8,290	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.43	$7.67 ₩11,311	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$2.84 ₩4,180	-53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$3.34 ₩4,917	-36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$3.24 ₩4,768	+106.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.39 ₩2,045	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$2.80 ₩4,121	+208.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.22	$2.40 ₩3,543	-25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.78 ₩2,627	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$1.20 ₩1,775	-38.4%
Average			+3.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64	$4.40 ₩6,485	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$47.17 ₩69,524
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.33 ₩12,280
Average			-5.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.7% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$120.00	$21.68 ₩31,958	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,458.33	$473.91 ₩698,442	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$357.19 ₩526,420	-69.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.12	$132.53 ₩195,326	+20.4%
Average			-49.7%

British Virgin Islands vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 23.4% more for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$378.52 ₩557,869	+0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,320.00	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	+45.9%
Average			+23.4%

British Virgin Islands vs. South Korea - Cost of childcare

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pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$3.12 ₩4,595	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$3.57 ₩5,258	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$3.18 ₩4,693	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$49.86 ₩73,483	-58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$10.12 ₩14,912	-19.1%
Average			-34.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.6% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$66.46 ₩97,948	+39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$50.68 ₩74,697	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00	$72.74 ₩107,204	-53.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	$103.23 ₩152,146	-17.4%
Average			-9.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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