Oslo vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Oslo Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6013
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$1622
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$2504
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$818
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4320
$3066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
718K
9.67M

The cost of living in Oslo is 119% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 381st and 4545th ($2839 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Norway and South Korea, respectively. Check Norway vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 27th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Oslo vs Seoul

Prices for goods and services in Oslo and Seoul are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Oslo Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.1
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$113
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.5
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.12
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1731
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2725
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2070
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.15%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11707
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7107
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.2
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.41
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.7
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.17
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.7
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.9
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.4
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.5
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$44.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15566
$19916

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2227
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2384
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2231
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2281
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1935
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2084
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1993
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2156
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2071
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2157
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1855
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2092
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1984
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$2029
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1423
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2236
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1705
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1481
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1574
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1424
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1980
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1358
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1479
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1625
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1337
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1840
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1879
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1251
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1723
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1298
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1544
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1810
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2178
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2617
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2336

Cities near Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971