Minsk vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$408
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$2178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
59
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
2M
504K

The cost of living in Minsk is 19% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6618th and 5442nd ($836 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Belarus and South Korea, respectively. Check Belarus vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 4692nd and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Pohang

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Minsk Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$15535

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

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