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
DKK146.38
|
$8.11
₩10,712
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK97.59
|
$5.90
₩7,790
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.22
|
$1.53
₩2,014
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.52
|
$0.82
₩1,086
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK23.82
|
$3.09
₩4,082
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK41.51
|
$6.06
₩8,001
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK50.40
|
$8.19
₩10,823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK31.76
|
$3.27
₩4,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.19
|
$4.76
₩6,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.30
|
$3.12
₩4,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.75
|
$1.57
₩2,077
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK9.89
|
$2.58
₩3,408
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.44
|
$2.72
₩3,587
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.64
|
$1.91
₩2,520
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.84
|
$1.42
₩1,869
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK52.38
|
$4.69
₩6,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK634.32
|
$45.15
₩59,644
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK317,021.02
|
$27,815.53
₩36,741,848
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK177.61
|
$9.44
₩12,464
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK249.89
|
$23.52
₩31,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,711.58
|
$873.53
₩1,153,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,529.13
|
$528.87
₩698,584
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,082.72
|
$140.47
₩185,548
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,710.08
|
$381.75
₩504,258
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK62,822.03
|
$20,838.36
₩27,525,631
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK58.55
|
$3.69
₩4,869
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK42.61
|
$3.88
₩5,120
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK60.50
|
$3.32
₩4,382
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK287.92
|
$52.67
₩69,567
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK126.86
|
$11.06
₩14,607
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK717.64
|
$60.77
₩80,275
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK298.86
|
$44.72
₩59,067
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK777.18
|
$85.92
₩113,490
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,118.31
|
$127.28
₩168,121
|
|
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