Kuwait City vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kuwait City Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$716
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
59
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
2.99M
504K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 42% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4189th and 5442nd ($1461 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Kuwait and South Korea, respectively. Check Kuwait vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 1096th and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kuwait City vs Pohang

Prices for goods and services in Kuwait City and Pohang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kuwait City Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$15535

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1012
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$997
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1020
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1043
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$991
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$916
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1005
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$943
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$946
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1032
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1114
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$916
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$951
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$994
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$954
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$993
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$976
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1111
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$961
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$981
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$983
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1003
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$892
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$988
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$945
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$903
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$922
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$970
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$945
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$996
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$986
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1073
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$895
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$823
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$944
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1005
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1019
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1014