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South Korea vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 32.8% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 32.8% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 31.4% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 23.8% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in South Korea

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in South Korea are more expensive than in Dominica. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in South Korea. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Dominica	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.72 ₩9,907	-9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$5.50 ₩8,102	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.47 ₩2,161	-40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.82 ₩1,216	-62.8%
Average			-33.6%

Dominica vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.8% more for groceries

	Dominica	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$2.87 ₩4,235	+37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$5.63 ₩8,290	+367.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$7.67 ₩11,311	-39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$2.84 ₩4,180	-49.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$3.34 ₩4,917	-34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$3.24 ₩4,768	+11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$1.39 ₩2,045	+29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$2.80 ₩4,121	+37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$2.40 ₩3,543	+3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$1.78 ₩2,627	+10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$1.20 ₩1,775	-12.3%
Average			+32.8%

Dominica vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

	Dominica	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$4.40 ₩6,485	-18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$47.17 ₩69,524	-11.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	-24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$8.33 ₩12,280	-71.5%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 23.8% more for housing

	Dominica	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$21.68 ₩31,958	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$473.91 ₩698,442	+67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$357.19 ₩526,420	+75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$132.53 ₩195,326	+22.1%
Average			+23.8%

Dominica vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Dominica	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$378.52 ₩557,869	+192.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	+239.1%
Average			+215.7%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.12 ₩4,595	+68.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$3.57 ₩5,258	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.18 ₩4,693	-57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$49.86 ₩73,483	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.12 ₩14,912	+21.5%
Average			+5.4%

Dominica vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Dominica	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$66.46 ₩97,948	+19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$50.68 ₩74,697	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$72.74 ₩107,204	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$103.23 ₩152,146	+11.6%
Average			+16.6%

Dominica 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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