Where is it better to live in South Korea or in Kosovo?
To answer the question - which country - South Korea or Kosovo, 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 South Korea - 62,8 thousand dollars,
● In Kosovo - 18,1 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 South Korea set at 9,860 South Korean won per hour (equivalent to US$ 1,360 per month for a five-day week);
● The minimum wage in Kosovo set at €264.
The average gross salary (before the taxes and other mandatory fees) is:
● in South Korea - 4,150,000 South Korean won (about 3100 US$);
● in Kosovo - 521 euros (about 560 US$).
The average net salary (i.e. the sum, given to the workers after the tax pay) is a bit lower:
● in South Korea - 3.5 million South Korean won (about 2600 US$);
● in Kosovo - 446 Euro (481 US$).
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, South Korea is a more expensive country.
The price level in South Korea for basic goods and services (including food, consumer goods, transport, mobile connection and utility bills) is on average % higher than in Kosovo. In other words, at the current exchange rate 1000 dollars in Kosovo will have the same purchasing power as dollars in South Korea.
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 South Korea - 24.9;
● in Kosovo - 40.8
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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 South Koreans and Kosovars, being imprisoned.
Yearly out of 100 thousand people, murders kill:
● in South Korea - 0.53 people;
● in Kosovo - 1.99 people
***As of 2023 year, in prisons and criminal camps the number of inmates is:
● in South Korea - 53.9 thousand, or 105 prisoners per 100,000 people;
● in Kosovo - 1.83 thousand, or 100 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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