Munich vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
59
😀 Quality of life
94
71
🏙️ Population
1.51M
504K

The cost of living in Munich is 143% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 889th and 5442nd ($2499 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 38th and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Pohang

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Munich Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$15535

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1012
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$997
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1020
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1043
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$991
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$916
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1005
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$943
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$946
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1032
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1114
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$916
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$951
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$994
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$954
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$993
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$976
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1111
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$961
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$981
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$983
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1003
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$892
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$988
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$945
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$903
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$922
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$970
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$945
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$996
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$986
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1073
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$895
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$823
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$944
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1005
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1019
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1014