Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 47.9% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.84
|
$6.84
₩9,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.39
|
$6.08
₩8,390
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$1.56
₩2,158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$0.82
₩1,129
|
|
pay 74.4% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.11
|
$3.17
₩4,380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.79
|
$5.72
₩7,892
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.88
|
$8.47
₩11,695
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.11
|
$3.83
₩5,291
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.92
|
$4.85
₩6,698
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.50
|
$2.90
₩3,997
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.62
|
$1.67
₩2,301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.68
|
$2.82
₩3,887
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.64
|
$2.77
₩3,818
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.52
|
$1.68
₩2,324
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.80
|
$1.38
₩1,902
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.96
|
$5.41
₩7,467
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$399.22
|
$41.78
₩57,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$212,085.39
|
$31,904.23
₩44,046,975
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.85
|
$8.96
₩12,375
|
|
pay 41.0% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.95
|
$21.92
₩30,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,883.32
|
$768.77
₩1,061,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,817.57
|
$592.83
₩818,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$388.00
|
$138.80
₩191,621
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,168.55
|
$384.99
₩531,513
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,268.30
|
$18,449.76
₩25,471,738
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.98
|
$3.80
₩5,244
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.33
|
$3.92
₩5,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.92
|
$3.42
₩4,719
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.62
|
$52.16
₩72,016
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.90
|
$10.63
₩14,682
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$433.70
|
$60.78
₩83,907
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.74
|
$43.57
₩60,158
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$682.00
|
$72.02
₩99,424
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$622.12
|
$114.47
₩158,033
|
|
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