Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 9.1% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,421
|
$11.78
$80.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,375
|
$8.17
$55.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,154
|
$0.95
$6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.79
$5.38
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
$2.23
$15.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,877
|
$3.95
$26.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,674
|
$7.80
$52.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
$3.56
$24.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,686
|
$3.82
$25.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,990
|
$1.70
$11.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,297
|
$0.98
$6.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,880
|
$1.13
$7.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,811
|
$2.16
$14.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,320
|
$0.52
$3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,898
|
$0.56
$3.81
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,453
|
$3.39
$23.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,576
|
$58.91
$400.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,966,837
|
$31,293.81
$212,507.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,353
|
$11.19
$76.00
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Seoul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,201
|
$48.98
$332.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,059,435
|
$572.99
$3,891.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩816,979
|
$415.74
$2,823.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩191,273
|
$57.25
$388.77
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩530,546
|
$172.42
$1,170.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,425,395
|
$4,908.83
$33,334.56
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,234
|
$1.77
$12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,409
|
$3.74
$25.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,711
|
$6.04
$41.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,885
|
$49.96
$339.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,656
|
$7.36
$50.00
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,755
|
$63.99
$434.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩60,049
|
$57.07
$387.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩99,244
|
$100.63
$683.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩157,746
|
$91.80
$623.36
|
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