Kharkiv vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1309
$2451
🏠 One person rent
$203
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$2213
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
59
😀 Quality of life
63
70
🏙️ Population
1.42M
504K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 50% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 8604th and 5383rd ($510 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 48th in Ukraine and South Korea, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 5547th and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.68
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.24
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.43
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.62%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$698
$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.94
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3156
$13593

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$537
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$649
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$790
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$633
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$656
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$440
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$650
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$516
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$534
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$501
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$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
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$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
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$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
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$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
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$570
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$629
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$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
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$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
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$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
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$709
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$586

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1097
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$1008
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$1076
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$1001
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$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
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$920
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1003
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$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
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$1110
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$910
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$831
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$933
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$1046
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$1063
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$1016