Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 73.2% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
Roseau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
Roseau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
|
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