South Korea vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Korea Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2777
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$477
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$804
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2268
$447
💸 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 ($1114) is 78% more expensive than in Ukraine ($626). South Korea ranked 80th vs 164th 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 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 23rd and 95th 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
$6.72
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.23
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.9
$57.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$88.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$6.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
17.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11512
$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6605
$834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.65
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.71
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.3
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$4.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.5
$9.91
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.42
$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17691
$5486

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1363
9.67M
Busan
$1114
3.45M
Incheon
$1057
3.05M
Daegu
$1043
2.38M
Gwangju
$1062
1.41M
Daejeon
$922
1.48M
Ulsan
$1020
1.13M
Suwon
$1030
1.23M
Seongnam
$1425
919K
Yongin
$1102
1.08M
Cheongju
$903
848K
Hwaseong
$1076
1M
Changwon
$1032
1.01M
Namyangju
$1120
732K
Goyang
$1092
1.06M
Gimhae
$946
534K
Jeju
$1064
698K
Siheung
$1292
514K
Pyeongtaek
$1095
607K
Pohang
$1030
504K
Cheonan
$1121
657K
Bucheon
$1167
772K
Uijeongbu
$913
463K
Jeju Island
$1079
666K
Paju
$1049
498K
Ansan
$1044
623K
Gwangju
$1179
397K
Hanam
$1162
330K
Gunsan
$1002
275K
Sejong
$986
392K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$882
2.95M
Kharkiv
$499
1.42M
Dnipro
$748
969K
Odesa
$635
1.01M
Donetsk
$528
902K
Lviv
$761
717K
Zaporizhia
$485
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$492
604K
Mykolaiv
$534
470K
Luhansk
$761
418K
Vinnytsia
$584
370K
Makiivka
$549
343K
Chernihiv
$500
287K
Cherkasy
$476
270K
Poltava
$490
283K
Mariupol
$529
250K
Chernivtsi
$574
265K
Horlivka
$639
257K
Khmelnytskyi
$546
274K
Sumy
$516
266K
Kamianske
$637
227K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$487
238K
Kherson
$414
279K
Zhytomyr
$562
262K
Rivne
$405
245K
Kremenchuk
$465
215K
Bila Tserkva
$487
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$599
220K
Ternopil
$464
225K
Lutsk
$554
216K