Kyiv vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$431
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$3066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
2.95M
9.67M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 34% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4545th ($853 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 2.4 months in Seoul. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 5360th and 16th 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
$9.21
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$19916

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971