Kyiv vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$367
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$3018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
2.95M
9.67M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 47% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6536th and 3641st ($760 vs $1444) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 4566th and 23rd 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
$7.71
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$10956
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
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$19966

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Cities near Kyiv

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 Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1101
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1144
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$986
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1069
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1106
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1121
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1081
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1152
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$983
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1120
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1124
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1072
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1127
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$987
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1041
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1256
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1088
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1024
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$949
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1542
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$973
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$986
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$911
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1002
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$880
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$940
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1009
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$967
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$963