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Seoul vs. Oslo Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 27.3% cheaper than Oslo.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Seoul
Groceries: pay 15.2% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 42.3% less in Seoul
Housing: pay 54.7% less in Seoul
Childcare: pay 39.2% more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% less in Seoul
Clothing: pay 39.3% less in Seoul

The cost of childcare and groceries in Seoul are more expensive than in Oslo. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Oslo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Oslo	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.94 NOK252.86	$8.49 ₩12,520	-66.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.97 NOK151.72	$6.30 ₩9,286	-57.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.05 NOK41.09	$1.64 ₩2,416	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 NOK34.00	$0.78 ₩1,151	-76.7%
Average			-65.0%

Oslo vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

	Oslo	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$4.01 NOK40.60	$3.24 ₩4,774	-19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.90 NOK69.93	$6.79 ₩10,016	-1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.43 NOK85.49	$7.85 ₩11,571	-6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 NOK51.27	$2.93 ₩4,323	-42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.42 NOK75.19	$4.67 ₩6,883	-37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 NOK16.14	$3.45 ₩5,080	+116.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NOK11.55	$1.52 ₩2,247	+33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 NOK15.34	$2.35 ₩3,467	+55.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.31 NOK23.40	$2.77 ₩4,088	+20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 NOK11.40	$1.62 ₩2,388	+43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24 NOK12.61	$1.30 ₩1,913	+4.3%
Average			+15.2%

Oslo vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.3% less for transportation

	Oslo	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.28 NOK83.96	$4.43 ₩6,533	-46.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.62 NOK786.90	$45.99 ₩67,816	-40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,920.78 NOK354,005.94	$25,072.36 ₩36,969,950	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.75 NOK230.61	$10.50 ₩15,483	-53.8%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 54.7% less for housing

	Oslo	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.79 NOK545.26	$20.56 ₩30,311	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,763.00 NOK17,872.24	$925.55 ₩1,364,758	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,414.97 NOK14,344.14	$559.33 ₩824,748	-60.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.70 NOK2,369.14	$118.88 ₩175,294	-49.1%
Average			-54.7%

Oslo vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 39.2% more for childcare

	Oslo	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$249.67 NOK2,531.02	$360.15 ₩531,049	+44.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,158.34 NOK163,803.60	$21,667.04 ₩31,948,695	+34.1%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Oslo	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.97 NOK121.37	$3.54 ₩5,217	-70.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.06 NOK51.30	$3.70 ₩5,453	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.96 NOK171.95	$3.18 ₩4,695	-81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.24 NOK570.17	$56.34 ₩83,069	+0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.96 NOK182.06	$10.61 ₩15,650	-40.9%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 39.3% less for clothing

	Oslo	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.33 NOK1,037.34	$49.77 ₩73,380	-51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.31 NOK591.06	$39.49 ₩58,230	-32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.03 NOK1,226.93	$74.94 ₩110,505	-38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$153.48 NOK1,555.84	$99.06 ₩146,064	-35.5%
Average			-39.3%

Oslo vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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