Budapest vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2423
🏠 One person rent
$810
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$63.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$2219
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
504K

The cost of living in Budapest is 60% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 3675th and 5654th ($1580 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Hungary and South Korea, respectively. Check Hungary vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Pohang ranked 36th in South Korea, while ranked 646th and 3473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Pohang

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Budapest Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$6566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$7.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$17754

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$924
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$964
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$957
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$943
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$992
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1023
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$883
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1044
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$914
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$1014
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1013
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1084
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$961
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$887
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$919
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$992
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$931
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$974
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$950
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1051
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$946
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$982
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$953
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$993
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$852
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$960
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$899
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$865
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$905
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$930
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$933
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$955
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$971
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1062
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$863
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$771
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$896
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$990
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1009
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$973