Pohang vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pohang	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$445	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2179	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	59	82
😀 Quality of life	66	67
🏙️ Population	504K	5.38M

The cost of living in Pohang is 14% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5692nd and 6204th ($1000 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 2nd in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Pohang ranked 43rd best city to live in South Korea vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3937th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Saint Petersburg

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	Pohang	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.67	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6636	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3019	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.4	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.2	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22028	$6847

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Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1099
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1114
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$992
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$871
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$973
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$977
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$901
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1083
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1122
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$995
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$981
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1002
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$992
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$1008
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$999
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1146
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$931
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$994
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1111
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1098
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$991
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$997
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$975
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$1005
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1043
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1140
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$991
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$915
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$980
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1098
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1027

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525