Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 16.0% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 52.8% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
|
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