Kyiv vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$2991
🏠 One person rent
$367
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$2799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
98
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
2.95M
949K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 32% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 6536th and 4659th ($760 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Kyiv compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 4566th and 696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$19963

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1081
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1063
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1069
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$987
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1256
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1152
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$949
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1024
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1144
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1088
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1124
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1020
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$973
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$986
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1041
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1072
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$880
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$940
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$911
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1002
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1542
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1009
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1005
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$967
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$963
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$949