South Korea vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Korea Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1074
$619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2688
$1515
🏠 One person rent
$470
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2138
$465
💸 GDP per capita
$36239
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
8.15
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
83.4
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
36
🌐 English speaking %
20%
51%
🎓 Higher education
87
62
😀 Quality of life
87
50
🏙️ Population
51.8M
37.9M

The average cost of living in South Korea ($1074) is 74% more expensive than in Ukraine ($619). South Korea ranked 86th vs 165th for Ukraine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in South Korea compared to 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 23rd and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in South Korea vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for South Korea and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 87 and 34 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.

South Korea Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$7.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1137
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$6.11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11577
$1402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6055
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.7
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.06
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$4.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$9.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18682
$6277

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Cities Comparison in South Korea vs Ukraine

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In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1296
9.67M
Busan
$1084
3.45M
Incheon
$1032
3.05M
Daegu
$992
2.38M
Gwangju
$957
1.41M
Daejeon
$905
1.48M
Suwon
$985
1.23M
Ulsan
$957
1.13M
Goyang
$1052
1.06M
Yongin
$1061
1.08M
Cheongju
$865
848K
Seongnam
$1455
919K
Hwaseong
$1045
1M
Changwon
$1013
1.01M
Namyangju
$1094
732K
Gimhae
$1014
534K
Jeju
$1020
698K
Pyeongtaek
$1048
607K
Pohang
$989
504K
Jeju Island
$1037
666K
Cheonan
$1128
657K
Bucheon
$1090
772K
Uijeongbu
$868
463K
Siheung
$1313
514K
Paju
$1010
498K
Ansan
$1001
623K
Gwangju
$1179
397K
Jeonju
$771
342K
Gunsan
$964
275K
Sejong
$971
392K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$853
2.95M
Kharkiv
$501
1.42M
Dnipro
$749
969K
Odesa
$641
1.01M
Donetsk
$525
902K
Zaporizhia
$471
710K
Lviv
$800
717K
Kryvyi Rih
$454
604K
Luhansk
$790
418K
Mykolaiv
$529
470K
Makiivka
$534
339K
Vinnytsia
$572
370K
Mariupol
$518
250K
Chernivtsi
$579
265K
Poltava
$475
283K
Chernihiv
$479
287K
Horlivka
$621
240K
Cherkasy
$448
270K
Kremenchuk
$490
215K
Kamianske
$628
227K
Ternopil
$458
225K
Khmelnytskyi
$541
274K
Sumy
$518
266K
Rivne
$397
245K
Zhytomyr
$591
262K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$498
238K
Kherson
$409
279K
Bila Tserkva
$464
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$577
220K
Lutsk
$543
216K