Kyiv vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2451
🏠 One person rent
$456
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$2213
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
68
70
🏙️ Population
2.95M
504K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 14% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6330th and 5383rd ($879 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 4632nd and 3894th 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
$8.82
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$13593

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1076
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$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
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$920
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1003
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$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
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$910
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$831
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$933
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1046
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1063
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1016