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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:

pay 40.1% more for restaurants

 
Kiev
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.43
UAH361.93
$6.72
₩9,839
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
UAH258.52
$5.48
₩8,027
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
UAH28.98
$1.48
₩2,162

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

 
Kiev
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
$0.78
UAH33.62
$4.50
₩6,593
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.90
UAH210.42
$5.54
₩8,105
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
UAH204.05
$8.81
₩12,902

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Kiev
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
UAH227.98
$4.32
₩6,329
Monthly public transit pass $10.23
UAH439.49
$70.76
₩104K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,417.03
UAH1M
$26,696.92
₩39M

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pay 48.2% more for housing

 
Kiev
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.04
UAH302.41
$19.81
₩29,000
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $630.45
UAH27,081.15
$379.34
₩555K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $377.83
UAH16,229.77
$249.67
₩365K

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Kiev
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $373.14
UAH16,028.38
$254.87
₩373K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,847.15
UAH337K
$27,763.25
₩41M

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pay 97.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kiev
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
UAH46.53
$3.54
₩5,179
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.64
UAH70.29
$3.46
₩5,064
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.89
UAH124.09
$3.18
₩4,661

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

 
Kiev
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$68.61
UAH2,947.15
$53.11
₩77,737
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.80
UAH1,537.60
$47.76
₩69,911
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.02
UAH4,167.38
$91.70
₩134K

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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: February 2026
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