Essen vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$682
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
587K
504K

The cost of living in Essen is 52% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 3860th and 5442nd ($1561 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 37th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 17th and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Pohang

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Essen Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$15535

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1012
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$997
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1020
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1043
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$991
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$916
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1005
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$943
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$946
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1032
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1114
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$916
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$951
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$994
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$954
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$993
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$976
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1111
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$961
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$981
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$983
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1003
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$892
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$988
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$945
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$903
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$922
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$970
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$945
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$996
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$986
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1073
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$895
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$823
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$944
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1005
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1019
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1014