Montreal vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$986
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$2179
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.76M
504K

The cost of living in Montreal is 95% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5692nd ($1954 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 51st in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 60th and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$22028

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1341
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$941
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1099
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1114
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$992
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$871
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$973
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$977
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$901
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1083
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1122
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$995
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$981
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1002
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$992
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$1008
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$999
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1146
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$893
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$931
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$994
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1111
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$1098
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$991
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$981
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$997
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$975
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$1005
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$999
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$999
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1043
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1140
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$991
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$915
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$980
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1084
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1098
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1027