Montreal vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$928
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$2023
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
1.76M
504K

The cost of living in Montreal is 84% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 2281st and 5400th ($1821 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 53rd 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 months in Pohang. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Pohang ranked 51st in South Korea, while ranked 30th and 3679th 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
$15.9
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$6349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$2974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$13736

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

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