Cost of living comparison

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Seoul vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 2.2 times more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% less in Seoul
Groceries: pay 83.4% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 3.7% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 17.8% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 46.9% more in Seoul

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Seoul are more expensive than in St. George's. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 17.9% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.49 ₩12,759	+14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$6.30 ₩9,463	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.64 ₩2,463	-11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.78 ₩1,173	-50.4%
Average			-17.9%

St. George's vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.4% more for groceries

	St. George's	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$3.24 ₩4,866	+91.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$6.79 ₩10,208	+35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$7.85 ₩11,793	-46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.93 ₩4,406	-28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$4.67 ₩7,015	+79.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.45 ₩5,178	+186.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.52 ₩2,290	+81.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$2.35 ₩3,534	+197.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$2.77 ₩4,166	+106.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.62 ₩2,433	+129.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.30 ₩1,949	+83.8%
Average			+83.4%

St. George's vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7% more for transportation

	St. George's	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$4.43 ₩6,658	-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$45.99 ₩69,114	+24.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$25,072.36 ₩38M	+0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.50 ₩15,779
Average			+3.7%

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pay 17.8% more for housing

	St. George's	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$20.56 ₩30,891	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$925.55 ₩1M	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$559.33 ₩841K	+93.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$118.88 ₩179K	-25.5%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$360.15 ₩541K	+548.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$21,667.04 ₩33M	+829.5%
Average			+689.2%

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.54 ₩5,316	+73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.70 ₩5,557	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.18 ₩4,785	+72.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$56.34 ₩84,659	+52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$10.61 ₩15,949	-4.4%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 46.9% more for clothing

	St. George's	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$49.77 ₩74,784	+92.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$39.49 ₩59,345	-11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$74.94 ₩113K	+76.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$99.06 ₩149K	+30.6%
Average			+46.9%

St. George's vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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