Gwangju vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$445
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$795
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2261
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
58
70
😀 Quality of life
84
65
🏙️ Population
1.49M
2.95M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 51% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4575th and 6536th ($1147 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 months in Gwangju compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 305th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Kyiv

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Gwangju Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.44
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8909
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.21
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.1
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.4
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19812
$7179

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$955
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$960
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$991
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$1041
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$902
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$965
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$787
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$984
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$923
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$975
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$878
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$945
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$932
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$953
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$992
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1084
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$924
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$910
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$1006
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$963
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$1076
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$882
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1073
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$973
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1113
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$903
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$1055
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$1060
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$907
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$940
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$1005
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1003
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1029
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$963
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$1002
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$999
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1056

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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