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South Korea vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 7.4% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 8.3% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 16.3% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 3.5% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 90.3% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 18.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.72 ₩9,865	-9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.50 ₩8,068	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.47 ₩2,152	-24.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.82 ₩1,211	-15.1%
Average			-18.6%

Saint Lucia vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.3% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.87 ₩4,217	+71.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.63 ₩8,255	+0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$7.67 ₩11,264	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$2.84 ₩4,162	-33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.34 ₩4,896	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$3.24 ₩4,748	-5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.39 ₩2,037	+84.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$2.80 ₩4,104	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$2.40 ₩3,528	-20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$1.78 ₩2,616	-32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.20 ₩1,767	+53.5%
Average			+8.3%

Saint Lucia vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.3% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.40 ₩6,458	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$47.17 ₩69,233
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$26,440.41 ₩38,804,738	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.33 ₩12,228
Average			-16.3%

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pay 3.5% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$21.68 ₩31,824	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$473.91 ₩695,518	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$357.19 ₩524,216	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$132.53 ₩194,509	+67.3%
Average			+3.5%

Saint Lucia vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 90.3% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$378.52 ₩555,533	+90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$15,055.40 ₩22,095,763
Average			+90.3%

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$3.12 ₩4,576	-19.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.57 ₩5,236	-3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$3.18 ₩4,673	-65.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$49.86 ₩73,176	+1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$10.12 ₩14,850	+43.9%
Average			-8.7%

Saint Lucia vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$66.46 ₩97,538	+31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$50.68 ₩74,384	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$72.74 ₩106,755	-32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$103.23 ₩151,509	-20.3%
Average			-6.9%

Saint Lucia vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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