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
NOK241.71
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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