Montreal vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$2423
🏠 One person rent
$984
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$63.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$2219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
1.9M
504K

The cost of living in Montreal is 92% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 2370th and 5654th ($1901 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 43rd in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Pohang ranked 36th in South Korea, while ranked 49th and 3473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Pohang

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Montreal Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$6566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$7.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$17754

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$924
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$964
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$957
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$943
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$992
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1023
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$883
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1044
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$914
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$1014
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1013
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1084
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$961
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$887
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$919
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$992
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$931
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$974
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$950
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1051
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$946
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$982
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$953
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$993
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$852
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$960
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$899
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$865
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$905
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$930
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$933
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$955
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$971
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1062
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$863
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$771
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$896
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$990
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1009
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$973