Novosibirsk vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$421
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
59
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
1.64M
504K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 14% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6431st and 5442nd ($884 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 37th 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 months in Novosibirsk compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 5802nd and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Pohang

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Novosibirsk Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.8
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.44
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.6%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.78
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4901
$15535

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891

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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