Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Helsingborg Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Helsingborg

🙂 Solo nomad: Seoul is 3.4% cheaper than Helsingborg without rent, and 1.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seoul is 0.3% cheaper than Helsingborg without rent, and 4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.66 ₩12.7K

$15.53 SEK 147

-44.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.9 ₩80.6K

$73.7 SEK 696

-25.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.53 ₩9,592

$10.39 SEK 98.1

-37.15%

Cappuccino

$3.92 ₩5,757

$4.52 SEK 42.72

-13.27%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 ₩2,423

$2.9 SEK 27.37

-43.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 ₩1,256

$2.66 SEK 25.14

-67.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.57 ₩5,249

$7.6 SEK 71.8

-53.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.83 ₩8,562

$6.3 SEK 59.5

-7.46%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ₩3,165

$1.51 SEK 14.27

43.05%

White Bread (500g)

$3.3 ₩4,843

$2.5 SEK 23.61

32.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.26 ₩4,783

$2.71 SEK 25.61

20.30%

Eggs

$3.12 ₩4,579

$4.7 SEK 44.39

-33.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.05 ₩20.6K

$10.5 SEK 99.2

33.81%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.04 ₩16.2K

$11.62 SEK 110

-4.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$34.08 ₩50.1K

$16.63 SEK 157

104.93%

Apples (1kg)

$7.89 ₩11.6K

$2.76 SEK 26.09

185.87%

Banana (1kg)

$3.54 ₩5,200

$2.84 SEK 26.79

24.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.4 ₩7,927

$3.13 SEK 29.54

72.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.67 ₩9,799

$3.64 SEK 34.42

83.24%

Potato (1kg)

$3.82 ₩5,609

$1.48 SEK 13.98

158.11%

Onion (1kg)

$2.99 ₩4,394

$1.46 SEK 13.8

104.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.51 ₩3,693

$2.06 SEK 19.48

21.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 ₩1,878

$1.66 SEK 15.7

-22.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 ₩4,794

$7.29 SEK 68.9

-55.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.54 ₩28.7K

$9.66 SEK 91.3

102.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.44 ₩3,577

$2.46 SEK 23.2

-0.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.35 ₩4,916

$1.73 SEK 16.38

93.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.11 ₩1,631

$3.27 SEK 30.92

-66.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.88 ₩68.9K

$67.1 SEK 634

-30.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.58 ₩5,260

$3.13 SEK 29.55

14.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.56 ₩828

$1.64 SEK 15.48

-65.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.03 ₩13.3K

$20.15 SEK 190

-55.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ₩1,747

$1.98 SEK 18.74

-39.90%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.6K ₩40.6M

$33.2K SEK 313.6K

-16.72%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$25.4K ₩37.3M

$34.3K SEK 323.9K

-26.00%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$166 ₩243.7K

$121 SEK 1,144

36.97%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$34.32 ₩50.4K

$28.91 SEK 273

18.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.87 ₩32.1K

$35.6 SEK 336

-38.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.5 ₩84.5K

$38.66 SEK 365

48.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.57 ₩34.6K

$22.73 SEK 215

3.70%

Cinema Ticket

$10.94 ₩16.1K

$21.36 SEK 202

-48.78%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$417 ₩613.2K

$146 SEK 1,382

185.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.9K ₩35.2M

$4,138 SEK 39.1K

478.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.3 ₩85.6K

$82 SEK 775

-28.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.11 ₩69.2K

$44.25 SEK 418

6.46%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.9 ₩117.3K

$84.8 SEK 801

-5.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 ₩168.8K

$115 SEK 1,085

0.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$936 ₩1.4M

$836 SEK 7,897

12.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$605 ₩888.4K

$642 SEK 6,069

-5.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,536 ₩3.7M

$1,369 SEK 12.9K

85.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,299 ₩1.9M

$1,124 SEK 10.6K

15.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$21.6K ₩31.7M

$3,493 SEK 33K

516.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$11K ₩16.2M

$2,590 SEK 24.5K

325.04%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,154 ₩4.6M

$3,216 SEK 30.4K

-1.92%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.14

4.66

-11.16%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Seoul: November 25, 2025

Last update for Helsingborg: November 23, 2025

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