Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of South Korea, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
South Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
South Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
South Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
South Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
South Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
?? |
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