Kharkiv vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$210
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$2179
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
60
59
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
1.42M
504K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 50% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 8657th and 5692nd ($503 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 51st in Ukraine and South Korea, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 5755th and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Pohang

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Kharkiv Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.27
$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$22028

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$457
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$679
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$506
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$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
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$456
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$469
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$405
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$508
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$419
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$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
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$491
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$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
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$401
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$450
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$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
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$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
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$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
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$529

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$1341
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$941
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$1099
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$1022
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$1114
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$992
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$871
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$973
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$977
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$901
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1083
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1122
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$995
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$981
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1002
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$992
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$1008
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$999
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$1146
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$893
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$931
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$994
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1111
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$1098
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$991
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$981
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$997
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$975
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$1005
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$999
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$999
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1043
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$1140
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$991
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$915
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$980
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$1084
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$1098
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$1027