Where is it better to live in Kosovo or in South Korea?
To answer the question - which country - Kosovo or South Korea, is more comfortable for living, let’s compare different constituents which make the standard of living:
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Perhaps, it’s difficult to argue that it’s better to live in a rich country than in a poor one. As of 2024 year data, the basic indicator of the economic development - GDP by purchasing power parity per capita - was:
● In Kosovo - 18,1 thousand dollars,
● In South Korea - 62,8 thousand dollars.
Thus, according to the gross production per one person, South Korea leaves Kosovo behind by %.
Let’s compare the data about minimum and average labor level pay in both countries.
● The minimum wage in Kosovo set at €264;
● The minimum wage in South Korea set at 9,860 South Korean won per hour (equivalent to US$ 1,360 per month for a five-day week).
The average gross salary (before the taxes and other mandatory fees) is:
● in Kosovo - 521 euros (about 560 US$);
● in South Korea - 4,150,000 South Korean won (about 3100 US$).
The average net salary (i.e. the sum, given to the workers after the tax pay) is a bit lower:
● in Kosovo - 446 Euro (481 US$);
● in South Korea - 3.5 million South Korean won (about 2600 US$).
Where are the prices lower? up↑
The average GDP gap per capita is narrowed down by the difference in cost of living. According to the statistics of the data base Numbeo, at the beginning of 2025 year, Kosovo is a cheaper country.
The price level in Kosovo for basic goods and services (including food, consumer goods, transport, mobile connection and utility bills) is on average % lower than in South Korea. In other words, at the current exchange rate 1000 dollars in South Korea will have the same purchasing power as dollars in Kosovo.
Where is the crime rate lower? up↑
One can evaluate the general level of criminal situation with the help of “crime rate”. This indicator is calculated by the portal Numbeo, which specializes in rating scores of different life aspects in all the world regions and shows how safe it is to live in the country from a risk of becoming a victim of lawbreakers (the higher the crime rate is, the higher the risk is). As of 2025 year, the crime rate is:
● in Kosovo - 40.8;
● in South Korea - 24.9
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To estimate the population law-abidingness and law enforcement activity, let’s pay attention to the statics of premeditated murders and to the data about the number of Kosovars and South Koreans, being imprisoned.
Yearly out of 100 thousand people, murders kill:
● in Kosovo - 1.99 people;
● in South Korea - 0.53 people
***As of 2023 year, in prisons and criminal camps the number of inmates is:
● in Kosovo - 1.83 thousand, or 100 prisoners per 100,000 people;
● in South Korea - 53.9 thousand, or 105 prisoners per 100,000 people
Overall, they kill more often in Kosovo, one stays behind the bars more often in South Korea.
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