Manchester vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
59
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
548K
504K

The cost of living in Manchester is 130% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1156th and 5442nd ($2365 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 37th in the United Kingdom and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 78th and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Pohang

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Manchester Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$15535

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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