Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 73.9% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
Kingston
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Kingston
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 54.6% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
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