Medina vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$663
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
23
59
😀 Quality of life
69
71
🏙️ Population
1.41M
504K

The cost of living in Medina is 13% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4849th and 5442nd ($1168 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 37th 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 2.1 months in Pohang. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 4347th and 3673rd 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
$5.5
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$15535

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$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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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