Moscow vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2451
🏠 One person rent
$864
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$2213
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
13.3M
504K

The cost of living in Moscow is 40% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4141st and 5383rd ($1438 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 2664th and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$13593

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1076
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1062
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1038
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$929
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1039
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$949
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$975
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1084
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1108
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$1005
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$934
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$957
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1008
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$973
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$984
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$995
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1064
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$913
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$934
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1001
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1037
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$920
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1003
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$937
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$924
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$959
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$980
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$976
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$991
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1020
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$910
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$831
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$933
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1046
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1063
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1016