South Korea vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Korea Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1134
$628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2805
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$487
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.9
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1998
$432
💸 GDP per capita
$33121
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
5.84
❤️ Life expectancy
83.4
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
35
🌐 English speaking %
20%
51%
🎓 Higher education
87
66
😀 Quality of life
85
49
🏙️ Population
51.8M
37.9M

The average cost of living in South Korea ($1134) is 80% more expensive than in Ukraine ($628). South Korea ranked 74th vs 159th 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 1.8 months in South Korea compared to 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 24th and 89th 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
$6.71
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.72
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1135
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$56.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$6.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
17.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10906
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6575
$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$4.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.5
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.46
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15508
$4796

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In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1383
9.67M
Busan
$1108
3.45M
Incheon
$1088
2.94M
Daegu
$1062
2.38M
Gwangju
$1081
1.49M
Suwon
$1066
1.23M
Daejeon
$959
1.48M
Ulsan
$1076
1.13M
Seongnam
$1435
919K
Yongin
$1120
1.08M
Cheongju
$924
852K
Hwaseong
$1098
941K
Changwon
$1084
1.01M
Namyangju
$1138
732K
Gimhae
$975
534K
Siheung
$1307
520K
Pyeongtaek
$1141
590K
Pohang
$1024
504K
Goyang
$1097
1.06M
Cheonan
$1153
657K
Bucheon
$1175
772K
Jeju Island
$1100
678K
Uijeongbu
$918
463K
Ansan
$1049
623K
Jeju
$1069
492K
Gwangju
$1196
397K
Paju
$1065
498K
Gunsan
$1020
275K
Hanam
$1178
330K
Sejong
$1020
386K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$879
2.95M
Kharkiv
$510
1.42M
Odesa
$624
1.01M
Dnipro
$790
969K
Donetsk
$516
902K
Lviv
$762
717K
Zaporizhia
$501
710K
Mykolaiv
$516
470K
Kryvyi Rih
$503
604K
Luhansk
$732
418K
Vinnytsia
$603
370K
Makiivka
$534
343K
Chernihiv
$516
287K
Poltava
$479
283K
Cherkasy
$498
270K
Khmelnytskyi
$535
274K
Sumy
$496
266K
Chernivtsi
$545
265K
Horlivka
$650
257K
Kamianske
$656
227K
Mariupol
$539
250K
Zhytomyr
$586
262K
Kherson
$420
279K
Rivne
$439
245K
Bila Tserkva
$497
209K
Ternopil
$465
225K
Kremenchuk
$440
215K
Kropyvnytskyi
$616
220K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$482
238K
Lutsk
$546
216K