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Norway vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Norway is 75.4% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Norway
Groceries: pay 2.3% less in Norway
Transportation: pay 91.5% more in Norway
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Norway
Childcare: pay 32.8% less in Norway
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Norway
Clothing: pay 29.7% more in Norway

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Norway are more expensive than in South Korea. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Norway. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Norway.

Norway vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Norway instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	South Korea	Norway
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,907	$22.47 NOK227.13	+234.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,102	$14.28 NOK144.30	+159.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,161	$3.22 NOK32.56	+119.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,216	$2.63 NOK26.61	+219.2%
Average			+183.2%

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pay 2.3% less for groceries

	South Korea	Norway
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,235	$3.23 NOK32.64	+12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,290	$5.77 NOK58.34	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,311	$8.36 NOK84.51	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,180	$4.26 NOK43.03	+50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,917	$6.39 NOK64.59	+91.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,768	$1.50 NOK15.15	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,045	$1.10 NOK11.10	-20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,121	$1.42 NOK14.37	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,543	$1.97 NOK19.88	-18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,627	$1.02 NOK10.30	-42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,775	$1.13 NOK11.44	-6.0%
Average			-2.3%

South Korea vs. Norway - Cost of groceries

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pay 91.5% more for transportation

	South Korea	Norway
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,485	$8.05 NOK81.33	+82.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,524	$73.58 NOK743.63	+56.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	$33,882.51 NOK342,443.77	+28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,280	$24.92 NOK251.89	+199.1%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	South Korea	Norway
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,958	$51.89 NOK524.48	+139.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩698,442	$1,147.37 NOK11,596.23	+142.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩526,420	$929.65 NOK9,395.81	+160.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩195,326	$173.28 NOK1,751.30	+30.7%
Average			+118.1%

South Korea vs. Norway - Cost of housing

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pay 32.8% less for childcare

	South Korea	Norway
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩557,869	$279.02 NOK2,820.03	-26.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	$9,157.91 NOK92,557.16	-39.2%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Norway
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,595	$9.73 NOK98.36	+212.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,258	$5.10 NOK51.59	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$15.59 NOK157.52	+389.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,483	$50.34 NOK508.75	+1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,912	$15.82 NOK159.91	+56.4%
Average			+140.4%

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pay 29.7% more for clothing

	South Korea	Norway
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,948	$95.05 NOK960.70	+43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,697	$45.59 NOK460.73	-10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩107,204	$105.49 NOK1,066.17	+45.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩152,146	$145.24 NOK1,467.95	+40.7%
Average			+29.7%

South Korea vs. Norway - 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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