Minsk vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$350
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$2179
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
59
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
1.99M
504K

The cost of living in Minsk is 28% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6834th and 5692nd ($717 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Belarus and South Korea, respectively. Check Belarus vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 3775th and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$22028

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Pohang

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