Gwangju vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$392
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$667
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2492
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
58
73
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.95M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 12% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5869th and 6533rd ($957 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 2.6 months in Gwangju compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Gwangju ranked 24th best city to live in South Korea vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 2497th and 5360th 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
$5.53
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7004
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14457
$10572

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$909
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$922
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64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$942
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$923
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$955
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$771
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$954
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$938
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$964
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1051
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$990
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$933
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$974
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$997
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1012
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$905
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$982
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1009
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$992
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$971
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$887
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$946
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1013
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$1023
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$992
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$865
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$914
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$919
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$1014
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$943
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1128
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$917
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1020
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1084
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1044
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$952
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$931
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1037

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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