Busan vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$430
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.95M

The cost of living in Busan is 26% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5007th and 6441st ($1114 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Ukraine, respectively. Check South Korea vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 121st and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Kyiv

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Busan Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$9101

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628