Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.2 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Seoul instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
St. George's
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 76.2% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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