Cost of living comparison

compared to

Seoul is 18.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.

If you lived in Seoul instead of Copenhagen, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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