Busan vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$427
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
91
64
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.95M

The cost of living in Busan is 27% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5063rd and 6533rd ($1084 vs $853) 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 2.2 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 120th and 5360th 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
$5.61
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$10572

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676