Kyiv vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$456
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$2635
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
2.95M
919K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 39% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 6330th and 4157th ($879 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 4632nd and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$11063

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1307
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1134
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1080
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1004
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1138
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1175
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1171
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1098
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1098
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1088
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1028
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1065
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1023
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1110
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1153
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$874
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1059
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$920
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$924
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1068
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1037
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1020
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1063