Niigata vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$414
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
59
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
791K
504K

The cost of living in Niigata is 0.6% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5487th and 5442nd ($1024 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 37th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 2415th and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Pohang

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Niigata Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$4.08
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$9.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$15535

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

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