Busan vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$427
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.95M

The cost of living in Busan is 26% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4938th and 6330th ($1108 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 150th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$7835

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561