Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 15.6% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 53.6% more for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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