Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 89.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 54.2% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 97.5% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 83.4% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 86.3% more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Seoul

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

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Seoul vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.2% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH375.91	$8.49 ₩12,634	+0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH268.51	$6.30 ₩9,370	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH30.10	$1.64 ₩2,438	+142.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.67	$0.78 ₩1,162	+68.5%
Average			+54.2%

Kiev vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.92	$3.24 ₩4,818	+313.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH218.55	$6.79 ₩10,107	+38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH211.94	$7.85 ₩11,676	+65.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH89.88	$2.93 ₩4,362	+45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH94.41	$4.67 ₩6,946	+120.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.67	$3.45 ₩5,127	+523.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH32.27	$1.52 ₩2,268	+110.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH38.03	$2.35 ₩3,499	+175.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH45.11	$2.77 ₩4,125	+174.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.64	$1.62 ₩2,409	+334.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.30	$1.30 ₩1,930	+412.1%
Average			+210.4%

Kiev vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH236.78	$4.43 ₩6,592	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH456.47	$45.99 ₩68,432	+349.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$25,072.36 ₩37M	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH268.51	$10.50 ₩15,624	+74.5%
Average			+97.5%

Kiev vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.4% more for housing

	Kiev	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH314.10	$20.56 ₩30,586	+192.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH28,127.43	$925.55 ₩1M	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,856.80	$559.33 ₩832K	+48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,612.50	$118.88 ₩177K	+46.8%
Average			+83.4%

Kiev vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 86.3% more for childcare

	Kiev	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,647.63	$360.15 ₩536K	-3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH350K	$21,667.04 ₩32M	+176.1%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH48.33	$3.54 ₩5,264	+226.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH73.01	$3.70 ₩5,502	+126.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH128.88	$3.18 ₩4,738	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,720.51	$56.34 ₩83,824	+46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH214.81	$10.61 ₩15,792	+120.4%
Average			+105.9%

Kiev vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Kiev	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH3,061.02	$49.77 ₩74,047	-27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,597.01	$39.49 ₩58,759	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,328.38	$74.94 ₩112K	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,886.89	$99.06 ₩147K	-9.6%
Average			-12.4%

Kiev vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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