Kawaguchi vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$500
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$2023
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
593K
504K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 6% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4965th and 5400th ($1052 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 53rd in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2 months in Pohang. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Pohang ranked 51st in South Korea, while ranked 446th and 3679th 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
$3.69
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.97
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$1856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$6349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$2974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$8.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$13736

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1326
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1078
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1113
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$973
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$865
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$963
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$1055
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$907
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1073
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$1076
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$1060
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1006
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$999
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$953
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$1002
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$878
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$882
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$910
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1056
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$967
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$1009
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1092
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$895
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$903
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$924
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$960
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$932
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$965
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$963
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$880
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$1093
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$787
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$896
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$945
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$949
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$991