Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Karlskrona Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Karlskrona

😐 Solo nomad: Seoul is 14.2% more expensive than Karlskrona without rent, and 1.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seoul is 2.4% cheaper than Karlskrona without rent, and 12.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9 ₩13.2K

$13.02 SEK 123

-30.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.4 ₩80.1K

$69.4 SEK 655

-21.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.18 ₩9,088

$9.51 SEK 89.9

-35.02%

Cappuccino

$3.95 ₩5,812

$3.86 SEK 36.44

2.33%

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

$1.67 ₩2,462

$1.44 SEK 13.58

15.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.81 ₩1,188

$2.47 SEK 23.3

-67.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.63 ₩5,337

$7.46 SEK 70.5

-51.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.04 ₩8,881

$5.11 SEK 48.32

18.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.26 ₩3,321

$1.6 SEK 15.12

41.25%

White Bread (500g)

$3.44 ₩5,059

$2.8 SEK 26.5

22.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.13 ₩4,608

$3.8 SEK 35.9

-17.63%

Eggs

$3.21 ₩4,718

$3.97 SEK 37.55

-19.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.12 ₩20.8K

$11.54 SEK 109

22.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.92 ₩16.1K

$11.65 SEK 110

-6.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$34.36 ₩50.6K

$15.81 SEK 149

117.33%

Apples (1kg)

$7.92 ₩11.7K

$3.2 SEK 30.27

147.50%

Banana (1kg)

$3.59 ₩5,279

$2.45 SEK 23.17

46.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.51 ₩8,101

$3.2 SEK 30.21

72.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.69 ₩9,847

$4.65 SEK 43.94

43.87%

Potato (1kg)

$4 ₩5,880

$1.51 SEK 14.31

164.90%

Onion (1kg)

$2.97 ₩4,367

$1.6 SEK 15.15

85.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.59 ₩3,807

$2.28 SEK 21.56

13.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.31 ₩1,929

$1.5 SEK 14.17

-12.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 ₩4,791

$7.22 SEK 68.2

-54.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.99 ₩29.4K

$10.76 SEK 102

85.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.47 ₩3,632

$2.08 SEK 19.69

18.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 ₩4,738

$1.71 SEK 16.15

88.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.12 ₩1,646

$3.02 SEK 28.56

-62.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.65 ₩68.6K

$63.7 SEK 602

-26.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.49 ₩5,137

$14.67 SEK 139

-76.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.57 ₩844

$1.58 SEK 14.92

-63.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.84 ₩13K

$20.87 SEK 197

-57.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ₩1,815

$1.95 SEK 18.39

-36.92%

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

$27.3K ₩40.1M

$32.1K SEK 303.8K

-15.21%

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

$25.1K ₩37M

$34.4K SEK 324.9K

-26.87%

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

$163 ₩239.3K

$53.4 SEK 504

204.87%

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

$35.23 ₩51.8K

$28 SEK 265

25.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.59 ₩33.2K

$36.89 SEK 349

-38.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.7 ₩84.9K

$44.22 SEK 418

30.44%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.49 ₩34.6K

$23.53 SEK 222

-0.17%

Cinema Ticket

$10.92 ₩16.1K

$16.82 SEK 159

-35.08%

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

$407 ₩598.8K

$146 SEK 1,376

179.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.5K ₩34.5M

$749 SEK 7,080

3034.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 ₩86.5K

$105 SEK 993

-44.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.15 ₩69.4K

$20.64 SEK 195

128.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.5 ₩116.9K

$85.8 SEK 811

-7.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$118 ₩172.9K

$155 SEK 1,462

-24.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$941 ₩1.4M

$690 SEK 6,517

36.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$597 ₩877.9K

$701 SEK 6,623

-14.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,598 ₩3.8M

$1,180 SEK 11.2K

120.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,338 ₩2M

$1,002 SEK 9,468

33.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$21.9K ₩32.3M

$3,099 SEK 29.3K

607.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$11.7K ₩17.2M

$2,630 SEK 24.9K

345.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,211 ₩4.7M

$2,596 SEK 24.5K

23.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.14

4.7

-11.91%

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

Last update for Seoul: November 29, 2025

Last update for Karlskrona: November 30, 2025

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Nosara

🇨🇷 Costa Rica

Athens

🇬🇷 Greece

Zagreb

🇭🇷 Croatia

Krakow

🇵🇱 Poland

Bratislava

🇸🇰 Slovakia

Turin

🇮🇹 Italy

Riyadh

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

Wroclaw

🇵🇱 Poland