Budapest vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2451
🏠 One person rent
$707
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$2213
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
82
70
🏙️ Population
1.69M
504K

The cost of living in Budapest is 34% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4312th and 5383rd ($1377 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Hungary and South Korea, respectively. Check Hungary vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 636th and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$13593

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1076
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1062
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1038
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$929
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1039
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$949
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$975
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1084
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1108
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$1005
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$934
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$957
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1008
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$973
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$984
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$995
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1064
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$913
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$934
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1001
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1037
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$920
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1003
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$937
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$924
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$959
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$980
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$976
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$991
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1020
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$910
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$831
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$933
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1046
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1063
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1016