Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 18.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 63.3% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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