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British Virgin Islands vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

British Virgin Islands is 65.6% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in British Virgin Islands
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in British Virgin Islands
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in British Virgin Islands
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in British Virgin Islands
Childcare: pay 16.2% less in British Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% more in British Virgin Islands
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in British Virgin Islands

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in British Virgin Islands are more expensive than in South Korea. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in British Virgin Islands.

British Virgin Islands vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	South Korea	British Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,907	$24.49	+264.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,102	$13.25	+141.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,161	$1.97	+34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,216	$1.50	+81.9%
Average			+130.3%

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	South Korea	British Virgin Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,235	$4.96	+72.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,290	$7.75	+37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,311	$9.43	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,180	$6.10	+115.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,917	$5.21	+56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,768	$1.56	-51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,045	$1.59	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,121	$0.91	-67.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,543	$3.22	+34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,627	$2.39	+34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,775	$1.95	+62.3%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	South Korea	British Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,485	$4.64	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,524	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,280	??
Average			+5.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	South Korea	British Virgin Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,958	$120.00	+453.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩698,442	$1,458.33	+207.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩526,420	$1,183.33	+231.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩195,326	$110.12	-16.9%
Average			+218.9%

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pay 16.2% less for childcare

	South Korea	British Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩557,869	$375.00	-0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	$10,320.00	-31.5%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	British Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,595	$3.75	+20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,258	$6.04	+69.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$5.00	+57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,483	$120.00	+140.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,912	$12.50	+23.5%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	South Korea	British Virgin Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,948	$47.50	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,697	$55.00	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩107,204	$155.00	+113.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩152,146	$125.00	+21.1%
Average			+28.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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