Moscow vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$3640
🏠 One person rent
$730
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$1858
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$2180
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
74
66
🏙️ Population
13.1M
504K

The cost of living in Moscow is 26% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4359th and 5569th ($1244 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 1187th and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.55
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$13584

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

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