Busan vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$395
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
89
64
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.95M

The cost of living in Busan is 41% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4837th and 6450th ($1122 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 181st and 4556th 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
$5.92
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$7166

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563