Gwangju vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2600
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$453
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$783
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2400
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
58
73
😀 Quality of life
86
63
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.95M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 20% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5224th and 6441st ($1062 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Gwangju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 424th and 5524th 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
$6.5
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7292
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4811
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.57
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.28
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$9101

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$991
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$964
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$996
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$823
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$1008
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$982
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1002
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1111
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1005
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$993
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1015
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1072
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$922
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$981
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$994
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$986
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$916
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$961
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1032
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$991
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1043
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$903
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$943
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$951
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$946
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$976
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1121
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$986
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1064
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1114
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1005
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$984
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$954
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628