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Daegu vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 96.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 40.1% more in Daegu
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Daegu
Housing: pay 48.2% more in Daegu
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.6% more in Daegu
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Daegu

The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Daegu are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, groceries, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Daegu.

Daegu vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daegu instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 40.1% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH368.12	$6.72 ₩10,139	-20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH262.94	$5.48 ₩8,272	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.48	$1.48 ₩2,228	+118.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.24	$0.79 ₩1,192	+70.6%
Average			+40.1%

Kiev vs. Daegu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.19	$4.50 ₩6,794	+475.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH214.02	$5.54 ₩8,352	+13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH207.54	$8.81 ₩13,296	+85.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH88.02	$2.66 ₩4,012	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH92.45	$3.10 ₩4,680	+46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.15	$3.56 ₩5,376	+544.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.60	$1.68 ₩2,534	+132.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.24	$2.67 ₩4,034	+213.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.17	$3.29 ₩4,961	+225.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.30	$1.07 ₩1,616	+187.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.07	$1.41 ₩2,126	+456.6%
Average			+219.3%

Kiev vs. Daegu - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH231.87	$4.32 ₩6,522	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH447.00	$70.76 ₩107K	+591.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH262.94	$7.54 ₩11,367	+25.2%
Average			+146.5%

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pay 48.2% more for housing

	Kiev	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH307.58	$19.81 ₩29,884	+181.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,544.05	$379.34 ₩572K	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,507.18	$249.67 ₩377K	-33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,537.57	$149.85 ₩226K	+85.1%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Kiev	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,302.35	$254.87 ₩384K	-31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH343K	$27,763.25 ₩42M	+253.8%
Average			+111.1%

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pay 97.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.33	$3.54 ₩5,336	+226.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.49	$3.46 ₩5,218	+111.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH126.21	$3.18 ₩4,803	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,684.83	$48.82 ₩73,643	+26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH210.35	$10.26 ₩15,476	+113.1%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Kiev	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,997.53	$53.11 ₩80,106	-22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,563.88	$47.76 ₩72,042	+33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,238.61	$91.70 ₩138K	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,785.53	$158.02 ₩238K	+44.3%
Average			+12.4%

Kiev vs. Daegu - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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