Kyiv vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$367
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$2023
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
59
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
2.95M
504K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 23% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6536th and 5400th ($760 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 months in Pohang. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Pohang ranked 51st in South Korea, while ranked 4566th and 3679th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$6349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$2974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$8.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$13736

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1326
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1078
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1113
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$973
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$865
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$963
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$1055
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$907
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1073
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$1076
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$1060
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1006
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$999
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$953
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$1002
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$878
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$882
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$910
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1056
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$967
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$1009
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1092
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$895
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$903
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$924
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$960
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$932
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$965
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$963
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$880
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$1093
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$787
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$896
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$945
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$949
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$991