Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 40.0% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.13
₩8,312
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.41
₩1,907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.67
₩915
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Dominica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.12
₩11,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$7.20
₩9,764
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.58
₩4,861
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.90
₩3,927
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.51
₩2,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.66
₩3,609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.29
₩3,109
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$1.40
₩1,894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$1.08
₩1,470
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Dominica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.92
₩6,678
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$43.73
₩59,298
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.34
₩12,660
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
Dominica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$392.42
₩532,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$302.43
₩410,108
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$111.18
₩150,760
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$342.96
₩465,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.92
₩3,957
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$3.29
₩4,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$44.03
₩59,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$8.93
₩12,104
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
Dominica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$91.03
₩123,446
|
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