Busan vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$380
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.95M

The cost of living in Busan is 35% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5114th and 6536th ($1029 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 108th and 4566th 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
$5.65
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$7179

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$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528