Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 34.8% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.87
|
$6.13
₩8,463
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.51
|
$5.18
₩7,150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$1.41
₩1,942
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$0.67
₩932
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
$2.74
₩3,787
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.93
|
$8.12
₩11,209
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.36
|
$7.20
₩9,941
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.02
|
$2.73
₩3,771
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.21
|
$3.58
₩4,949
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.57
|
$2.90
₩3,999
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.20
|
$1.51
₩2,084
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.07
|
$2.66
₩3,674
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.12
|
$2.29
₩3,165
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$1.40
₩1,928
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.18
|
$1.08
₩1,497
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.74
|
$4.92
₩6,799
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.21
|
$43.73
₩60,372
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,905.29
|
$28,660.56
₩39,568,764
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.16
|
$9.34
₩12,889
|
|
pay 21.0% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$344.35
|
$21.09
₩29,116
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,324.72
|
$392.42
₩541,778
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,505.55
|
$302.43
₩417,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.40
|
$111.18
₩153,490
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,541.15
|
$342.96
₩473,484
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,634.17
|
$18,987.50
₩26,214,143
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.38
|
$2.92
₩4,029
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.33
|
$3.29
₩4,541
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.43
|
$3.45
₩4,763
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.77
|
$44.03
₩60,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.90
|
$8.93
₩12,323
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.96
|
$48.44
₩66,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$253.01
|
$44.60
₩61,573
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$700.30
|
$75.46
₩104,176
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$586.02
|
$91.03
₩125,681
|
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