Kyiv vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3382
🏠 One person rent
$454
$622
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
2.95M
9.67M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 35% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6441st and 4438th ($882 vs $1363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.7 months in Seoul. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 5524th and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Seoul

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Kyiv Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.05
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.42
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$23840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$11978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$8.43
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$21825

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Cities near Kyiv

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

Cities near Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1117
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1092
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1061
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$913
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1162
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1120
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1425
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1292
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1167
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$988
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$937
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1112
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1063
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1049
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1044
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1030
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1007
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1008
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1102
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1076
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1050
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1134
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1563
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1046
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$867
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$984
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1073
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1121
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$986
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$892
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1003
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1568
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$986