Minsk vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$293
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$2023
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
59
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
2M
504K

The cost of living in Minsk is 34% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 7206th and 5400th ($649 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 months in Pohang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Pohang ranked 51st in South Korea, while ranked 3890th and 3679th 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
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.97
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$6349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$2974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$8.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$13736

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1326
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1078
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1113
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$973
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$865
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$963
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$1055
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$907
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1073
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$1076
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$1060
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1006
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$999
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$953
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$1002
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$878
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$882
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$910
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1056
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$967
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$1009
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1092
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$895
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$903
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$924
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$960
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$932
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$965
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$963
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$880
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$1093
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$787
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$896
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$945
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$949
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$991