South Korea
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Sweden = 1×
South Korea
vs
Sweden
Overall verdict
South Korea is about 0.61× Sweden.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Sweden = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sweden. A bar running right means South Korea is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Sweden
Sweden = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Korea, Gasoline 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Sweden — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.86South Korea
SEK 13.91
USD 1.427Sweden
SEK 16.26
USD 1.668
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.78South Korea
SEK 8,572
KRW 1,290,000Sweden
SEK 10,995
SEK 10,995
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.70South Korea
SEK 13.79
USD 1.415Sweden
SEK 19.57
USD 2.008
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.66South Korea
SEK 438.59
KRW 66,000Sweden
SEK 663.59
EUR 59.99
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.52South Korea
SEK 1.19
USD 0.127Sweden
SEK 2.28
USD 0.243
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.52South Korea
SEK 34.54
KRW 5,500Sweden
SEK 67.00
SEK 67
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33South Korea
SEK 0.68
USD 0.073Sweden
SEK 2.06
USD 0.22
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+20%
in KRW
4600 → 5500
4600 → 5500
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-1%
in SEK
It rose 20% in local currency, but -1% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Korea's inflation.
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