Russia vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$3093
🏠 One person rent
$310
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$1095
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$98.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$2392
💸 GDP per capita
$15271
$32423
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
8.12
❤️ Life expectancy
69.4
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
63
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
20%
🎓 Higher education
85
87
😀 Quality of life
44
87
🏙️ Population
147M
51.5M

The average cost of living in Russia ($652) is 42% less expensive than in South Korea ($1118). Russia ranked 143rd vs 62nd for South Korea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Russia compared to 2.1 months in South Korea. Ranked 107th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs South Korea

We calculate prices for Russia and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 87 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Russia South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$10104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1510
$6925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.03
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.37
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6135
$17694

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K

In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1444
9.67M
Busan
$1029
3.45M
Incheon
$1020
2.94M
Daegu
$1113
2.44M
Daejeon
$924
1.48M
Gwangju
$1147
1.49M
Suwon
$987
1.23M
Ulsan
$1078
1.15M
Seongnam
$1121
949K
Changwon
$1073
1.05M
Cheongju
$903
849K
Yongin
$1256
971K
Jeju Island
$1056
678K
Goyang
$1144
1.06M
Hwaseong
$1088
904K
Namyangju
$1106
713K
Bucheon
$1152
793K
Gimhae
$907
534K
Jeju
$1003
435K
Cheonan
$940
652K
Ansan
$1127
653K
Siheung
$1081
425K
Uijeongbu
$986
463K
Anyang
$1097
548K
Gunsan
$975
275K
Pohang
$989
504K
Masan
$1006
430K
Jeonju
$787
653K
Pyeongtaek
$924
458K
Paju
$1072
415K