Kharkiv vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1309
$3421
🏠 One person rent
$203
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$1954
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
1.42M
9.67M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 63% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 8604th and 4296th ($510 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Ukraine and South Korea, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 5547th and 90th 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
$5.68
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.24
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.43
$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.62%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$698
$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.94
$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3156
$21347

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$498
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$503
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$616
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$539
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$545
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$665
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$570
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$629
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$516
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$652
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$851
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$718
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$879
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$497
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$475
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$420
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$918
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$1178
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$1435
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$1004
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$1098
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$1080
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$1065
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$1049
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$1066
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$1028
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$1120
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$1076
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$1171
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$1568
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