Cost of living comparison
Norway is 61.4% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Norway instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,729
|
$18.51
NOK198.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
$11.71
NOK125.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$2.99
NOK32.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩998
|
$2.51
NOK26.98
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
$2.95
NOK31.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,152
|
$5.22
NOK56.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,553
|
$7.39
NOK79.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
$3.72
NOK39.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,834
|
$5.79
NOK62.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,742
|
$1.31
NOK14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.96
NOK10.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,372
|
$1.24
NOK13.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,750
|
$1.77
NOK19.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,288
|
$0.93
NOK10.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,489
|
$1.01
NOK10.86
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,198
|
$7.55
NOK81.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
$74.48
NOK799.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
$33,686.16
NOK361,811.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
$21.49
NOK230.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
$50.62
NOK543.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩571,118
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,285.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩447,700
|
$796.76
NOK8,557.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
$132.58
NOK1,424.01
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩523,473
|
$293.64
NOK3,153.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
$7,459.17
NOK80,116.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩3,962
|
$9.25
NOK99.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,676
|
$4.58
NOK49.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
$13.52
NOK145.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩66,298
|
$43.22
NOK464.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
$13.15
NOK141.28
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
$82.76
NOK888.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
$41.00
NOK440.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
$92.09
NOK989.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩133,835
|
$123.04
NOK1,321.51
|
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