Minsk vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$2451
🏠 One person rent
$356
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$2213
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
59
😀 Quality of life
69
70
🏙️ Population
2M
504K

The cost of living in Minsk is 28% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6924th and 5383rd ($735 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Belarus and South Korea, respectively. Check Belarus vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 4343rd and 3894th 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
$9.98
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$13593

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Pohang

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