Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 46.2% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$6.44
₩8,836
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.74
₩1,011
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
Sweden
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$6.02
₩8,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$7.79
₩10,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$2.83
₩3,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$2.76
₩3,788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$2.49
₩3,413
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$2.03
₩2,784
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$1.69
₩2,317
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$1.10
₩1,507
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$4.58
₩6,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$48.21
₩66,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$8.80
₩12,065
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Sweden
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$421.68
₩578,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$330.55
₩453,223
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$386.50
₩529,932
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$2.93
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$3.45
₩4,733
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$48.95
₩67,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$9.82
₩13,470
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Sweden
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$98.82
₩135,486
|
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