Pohang vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pohang Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$446
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.6
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2023
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
24
😀 Quality of life
68
41
🏙️ Population
504K
7.82M

The cost of living in Pohang is 33% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5400th and 6604th ($989 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 53rd in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Pohang compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Pohang ranked 51st best city to live in South Korea vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 3679th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Pohang Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1856
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6349
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2974
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.6
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.37
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13736
$14498

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$1326
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$1039
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1078
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1113
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$973
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$865
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$963
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$1055
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$907
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1073
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$1076
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$1060
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1006
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$999
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$953
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$1002
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$878
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$882
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$910
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1056
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$967
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$1009
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1092
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$895
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$903
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$924
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$960
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$932
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$965
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$963
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$880
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$1093
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$787
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$896
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$945
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$949
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$991

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543