Medina vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$353
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$2179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
20
59
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
1.41M
504K

The cost of living in Medina is 15% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6257th and 5692nd ($853 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 51st in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 3833rd and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$9.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$22028

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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1341
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$941
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1099
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1114
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$992
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$871
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$973
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$977
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$901
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1083
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1122
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$995
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$981
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1002
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$992
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$1008
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$999
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1146
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$893
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$931
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$994
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1111
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$1098
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$991
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$981
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$997
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$975
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$1005
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$999
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$999
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1043
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1140
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$991
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$915
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$980
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1084
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1098
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1027