Hamburg City vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
84
59
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
1.91M
504K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 113% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1513th and 5442nd ($2194 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 31st and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Pohang

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Hamburg City Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$15535

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

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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