Pohang vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pohang Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2462
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$478
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$712
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2178
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
504K
1.47M

The cost of living in Pohang is 2% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5442nd and 5278th ($1030 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 5th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Pohang compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Pohang ranked 37th best city to live in South Korea vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 3673rd and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Yekaterinburg

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Pohang Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$725
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6756
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.08
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.54
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.3
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15535
$7937

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$1012
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688