Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 24.4% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,189
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,923
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,081
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,668
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,160
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,262
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,866
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,792
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,775
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,623
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,022
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,673
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,300
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,453
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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