Cost of living comparison

Kiev, Ukraine

compared to

Incheon, South Korea

Incheon vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 88.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% more in Incheon
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 54.3% more in Incheon
Housing: pay 86.3% more in Incheon
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.1% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Incheon

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

Incheon vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.5% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH298.34	$6.45 ₩8,803	-10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH248.61	$5.91 ₩8,070	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.62	$1.32 ₩1,810	+113.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.68	$0.73 ₩998	+80.9%
Average			+45.5%

Kiev vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.27	$3.10 ₩4,239	+309.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH179.20	$6.52 ₩8,911	+50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH166.28	$7.86 ₩10,738	+95.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH64.78	$3.06 ₩4,177	+95.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH79.44	$3.57 ₩4,881	+85.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH13.93	$3.30 ₩4,504	+877.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.01	$1.41 ₩1,923	+100.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.55	$2.49 ₩3,402	+248.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.40	$2.68 ₩3,667	+196.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH11.92	$1.35 ₩1,849	+369.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.77	$0.73 ₩998	+136.5%
Average			+233.1%

Kiev vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH212.47	$4.41 ₩6,019	-14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH387.84	$25.03 ₩34,192	+166.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,261,463.55	$27,023.07 ₩36,906,983	-11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH184.97	$7.91 ₩10,799	+76.5%
Average			+54.3%

Kiev vs. Incheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 86.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH237.76	$22.27 ₩30,421	+286.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,059.23	$489.41 ₩668,410	-16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,499.11	$334.23 ₩456,475	-4.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,076.56	$133.35 ₩182,128	+79.0%
Average			+86.3%

Kiev vs. Incheon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Kiev	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,437.70	$276.93 ₩378,222	-25.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH304,473.25	$25,783.32 ₩35,213,787	+249.7%
Average			+111.9%

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pay 97.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH49.72	$2.86 ₩3,913	+137.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH60.02	$3.46 ₩4,728	+138.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH98.45	$3.22 ₩4,402	+35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,072.22	$39.21 ₩53,554	+51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH198.89	$10.74 ₩14,672	+123.1%
Average			+97.1%

Kiev vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Kiev	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,759.42	$58.49 ₩79,883	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,553.79	$37.24 ₩50,864	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,759.80	$60.88 ₩83,144	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,727.48	$100.27 ₩136,943	+11.1%
Average			-8.9%

Kiev vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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