Kyiv vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$4186
🏠 One person rent
$419
$677
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1788
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$2981
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
2.95M
9.67M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 46% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6450th and 3861st ($795 vs $1461) 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 months in Seoul. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 4556th and 43rd 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
$7.27
$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$9.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$21834

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1085
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$936
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1074
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1084
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1025
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$941
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1003
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$966
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$988
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1057
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$990
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$970
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1067
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$968
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$989
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1142
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1049
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1025
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1077
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1567
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1036
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1041
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$839
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1025
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1140
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1222
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1027
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1098
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$997
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1111
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1043