Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 18.8% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Seoul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$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) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
?? |
pay 32.8% less for housing
Seoul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Seoul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
?? |
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Seoul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
?? |
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