Kawaguchi vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2558
$2451
🏠 One person rent
$479
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$810
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2002
$2213
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
81
70
🏙️ Population
594K
504K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 0.1% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5371st and 5383rd ($1025 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 48th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 694th and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Pohang

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Kawaguchi Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.73
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$901
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6408
$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3676
$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.9
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15648
$13593

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$972
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1024
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$975
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1039
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$997
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$961
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$994
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1116
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$990
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$998
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1066

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