Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 64.4% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,374
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,144
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,121
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Seoul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,837
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,614
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,652
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,970
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,285
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,860
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,791
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,308
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,889
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Seoul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,415
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,284
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,290
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
Seoul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩812,836
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
Seoul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩527,856
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,208
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,381
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,520
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,581
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Seoul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩156,946
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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