Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 19.2% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Sweden instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 74.7% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
|
pay 55.9% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
South Korea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
|
pay 47.1% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
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