Kyiv vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3640
🏠 One person rent
$445
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1858
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$2180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
59
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
2.95M
504K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 14% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6262nd and 5569th ($850 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 Kyiv compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 4484th and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Pohang

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Kyiv Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$13584

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78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1388
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1059
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$991
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$995
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1030
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$880
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1027
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$992
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$959
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1075
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1060
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$964
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$977
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$1000
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$998
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$979
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$983
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$1012
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1054
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$887
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$924
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1037
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1016
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$900
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1059
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$901
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$936
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$992
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$987
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$977
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$1002
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1019
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1074
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$1062
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$854
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$903
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1019
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1038
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1059