Kharkiv vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$222
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$3018
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
57
95
🏙️ Population
1.43M
9.67M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 63% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 8242nd and 3641st ($535 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Ukraine and South Korea, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 5715th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Seoul

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Kharkiv Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$19966

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$446
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$462
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$637
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$509
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$560
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$433
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$543
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$498
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$498
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$476
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$511
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$420
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$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
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$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
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$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
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$401
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$423
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$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
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$760
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$451
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$406
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$369
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$401
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$501
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$526
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$490
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$531
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$1101
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$1144
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$1087
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$1056
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$986
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1069
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$1106
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$1121
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1081
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1152
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$983
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1120
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1124
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1054
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$1063
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1072
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1127
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$987
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$1020
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1077
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$1041
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$1256
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$1088
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$1024
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$949
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$1542
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$973
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$924
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$986
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$911
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$1002
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$880
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$940
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$1005
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$1009
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$903
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$967
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$1560
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$963