Pohang vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pohang Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$446
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.6
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2023
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
40
😀 Quality of life
68
51
🏙️ Population
504K
5.94M

The cost of living in Pohang is 22% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5400th and 6358th ($989 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1st in South Korea and India, respectively. Check South Korea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Pohang compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Pohang ranked 51st best city to live in South Korea vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 3679th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Pohang Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1856
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6349
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2974
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.6
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.37
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.7
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13736
$1785

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$1326
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$1039
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$1078
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$1035
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$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
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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361