Kawaguchi vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$2423
🏠 One person rent
$502
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$63.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$2219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
594K
504K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 6% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5226th and 5654th ($1045 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 43rd in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Pohang ranked 36th in South Korea, while ranked 909th and 3473rd 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
$3.48
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$6566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$7.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$17754

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$924
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$964
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$957
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$943
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$992
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1023
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$883
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1044
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$914
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$1014
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1013
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1084
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$961
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$887
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$919
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$992
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$931
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$974
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$950
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1051
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$946
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$982
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$953
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$993
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$852
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$960
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$899
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$865
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$905
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$930
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$933
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$955
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$971
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1062
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$863
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$771
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$896
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$990
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1009
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$973