Minsk vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$3640
🏠 One person rent
$352
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1858
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$2180
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
59
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
1.99M
504K

The cost of living in Minsk is 26% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6769th and 5569th ($727 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 41st in South Korea, while ranked 3750th and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$13584

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1388
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1059
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$991
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$995
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1030
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$880
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1027
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$992
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$959
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1075
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1060
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$964
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$977
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$1000
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$998
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$979
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$983
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$1012
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1054
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$887
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$924
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1037
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1016
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$900
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1059
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$901
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$936
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$992
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$987
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$977
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$1002
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1019
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1074
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$1062
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$854
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$903
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1019
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1038
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1059