Medina vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2451
🏠 One person rent
$673
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$2213
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
59
😀 Quality of life
70
70
🏙️ Population
1.41M
504K

The cost of living in Medina is 15% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4743rd and 5383rd ($1182 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 4114th and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Pohang

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Medina Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$13593

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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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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