Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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South Korea

Suwon vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Suwon is 61.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 24.7% more in Suwon
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Suwon
Transportation: pay 86.2% more in Suwon
Housing: pay 53.1% more in Suwon
Childcare: pay 73.8% more in Suwon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.1% more in Suwon
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Suwon

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

Suwon vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.7% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Suwon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH373.85	$6.72 ₩10,481	-20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH267.04	$4.95 ₩7,723	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.94	$1.32 ₩2,052	+95.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.55	$0.66 ₩1,022	+41.6%
Average			+24.7%

Kiev vs. Suwon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Suwon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.73	$2.12 ₩3,302	+170.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH217.35	$5.30 ₩8,264	+8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH210.77	$9.36 ₩14,596	+97.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH89.39	$2.33 ₩3,639	+15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH93.89	$2.94 ₩4,587	+39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.53	$2.41 ₩3,751	+335.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH32.09	$1.24 ₩1,927	+70.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.82	$2.34 ₩3,648	+174.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.86	$1.12 ₩1,752	+11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.55	$1.50 ₩2,335	+301.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.24	$0.86 ₩1,334	+237.9%
Average			+132.9%

Kiev vs. Suwon - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Suwon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH235.48	$4.44 ₩6,918	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH453.96	$45.99 ₩71,713	+349.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$26,696.92 ₩42M	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH267.04	$7.45 ₩11,614	+23.8%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 53.1% more for housing

	Kiev	Suwon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH312.37	$19.81 ₩30,892	+181.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,972.96	$424.54 ₩662K	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,764.23	$424.54 ₩662K	+12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,592.66	$122.64 ₩191K	+51.5%
Average			+53.1%

Kiev vs. Suwon - Cost of housing

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pay 73.8% more for childcare

	Kiev	Suwon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,556.21	$778.32 ₩1M	+108.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH348K	$10,906.99 ₩17M	+39.0%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Suwon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH48.07	$3.17 ₩4,947	+192.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH72.61	$3.36 ₩5,241	+105.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH128.18	$3.18 ₩4,965	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,711.06	$44.93 ₩70,058	+16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH213.63	$10.61 ₩16,549	+120.4%
Average			+89.1%

Kiev vs. Suwon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Kiev	Suwon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH3,044.21	$33.61 ₩52,406	-51.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,588.23	$47.76 ₩74,471	+33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,304.61	$70.50 ₩110K	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,860.05	$26.32 ₩41,042	-76.0%
Average			-30.2%

Kiev vs. Suwon - Cost of clothing

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