Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.1 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH182.83
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.11
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.42
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.36
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.30
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH126.40
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.09
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.36
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.32
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.84
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.42
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.67
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.43
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.62
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.90
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH149.95
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH280.50
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH752,581.16
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH131.75
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH173.31
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,209.45
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,123.78
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,437.72
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,202.03
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH152,362.25
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.42
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH37.91
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.59
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH740.63
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.09
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 40.2% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,586.93
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,198.77
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,550.54
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,890.09
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
|
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