Cost of living comparison

 South Korea
compared to
 Norway
Norway vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Norway is 65.1% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.7 times more in Norway
Groceries
pay 11.1% less in Norway
Transportation
pay 80.7% more in Norway
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Norway
Childcare
pay 50.2% less in Norway
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Norway
Clothing
pay 26.7% more in Norway

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Norway are more expensive than in South Korea. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Norway. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Norway.

Norway vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Norway instead of South Korea, you would:

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

 
South Korea
Norway
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.16
₩9,078
$18.52
NOK210.80
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.24
₩7,721
$12.17
NOK138.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.47
₩2,169
$2.88
NOK32.76

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

 
South Korea
Norway
Bread
1 loaf
$3.08
₩4,534
$3.03
NOK34.48
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.40
₩7,965
$5.10
NOK58.02
Milk (1 gallon) $7.46
₩10,992
$7.41
NOK84.39

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pay 80.7% more for transportation

 
South Korea
Norway
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.39
₩6,474
$7.32
NOK83.34
Monthly public transit pass $45.32
₩66,787
$67.29
NOK765.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,023.07
₩39,826,533
$32,441.53
NOK369,255.06

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
South Korea
Norway
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.65
₩26,019
$52.97
NOK602.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $426.93
₩629,211
$1,030.17
NOK11,725.56
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $328.41
₩484,015
$803.77
NOK9,148.62

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pay 50.2% less for childcare

 
South Korea
Norway
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $373.40
₩550,317
$272.16
NOK3,097.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,907.58
₩33,761,133
$6,113.04
NOK69,579.71

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
South Korea
Norway
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.09
₩4,560
$8.83
NOK100.48
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.39
₩4,995
$4.64
NOK52.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.21
₩4,737
$13.25
NOK150.81

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pay 26.7% more for clothing

 
South Korea
Norway
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.70
₩89,466
$87.77
NOK999.06
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.52
₩65,617
$40.11
NOK456.51
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$72.99
₩107,576
$100.53
NOK1,144.22

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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