Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 37.9% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,110
|
$7.58
UAH312.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,080
|
$6.32
UAH260.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,089
|
$0.62
UAH25.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,126
|
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
|
pay 64.3% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,234
|
$0.73
UAH30.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,298
|
$4.30
UAH177.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,226
|
$3.88
UAH160.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,483
|
$1.78
UAH73.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,520
|
$1.97
UAH81.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,274
|
$0.34
UAH14.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,154
|
$0.64
UAH26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,535
|
$0.71
UAH29.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,720
|
$0.94
UAH38.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,614
|
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,939
|
$0.37
UAH15.45
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,423
|
$5.16
UAH212.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,861
|
$9.66
UAH398.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,107,555
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,979.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,928
|
$4.19
UAH172.91
|
|
pay 49.6% less for housing
Seoul
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,223
|
$5.82
UAH239.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,196,742
|
$558.46
UAH23,028.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩724,551
|
$325.98
UAH13,441.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,445
|
$72.04
UAH2,970.73
|
|
pay 35.7% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,001
|
$365.07
UAH15,053.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,548,768
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,468.58
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,050
|
$1.26
UAH52.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,311
|
$1.34
UAH55.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,545
|
$2.27
UAH93.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,152
|
$26.77
UAH1,103.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,150
|
$5.05
UAH208.32
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,259
|
$69.25
UAH2,855.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,262
|
$36.51
UAH1,505.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,709
|
$87.23
UAH3,597.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,370
|
$94.45
UAH3,894.74
|
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