Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 9.9% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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