Kyiv vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2423
🏠 One person rent
$431
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$63.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$2219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
64
71
🏙️ Population
2.95M
504K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 14% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6533rd and 5654th ($853 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Ukraine and South Korea, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Pohang ranked 36th in South Korea, while ranked 5360th and 3473rd 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
$9.21
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$6566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$7.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$4.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$17754

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near Pohang

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