Cost of living comparison

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Pohang vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Pohang is 63.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants
pay 20.0% more in Pohang
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in Pohang
Transportation
pay 0.9% more in Pohang
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Pohang
Childcare
pay 50.0% more in Pohang
Entertainment and Sports
pay 80.7% more in Pohang
Clothing
pay 23.2% more in Pohang

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Pohang are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Pohang.

Pohang vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pohang instead of Kiev, you would:

pay 20.0% more for restaurants

 
Kiev
Pohang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.43
UAH368.12
$5.66
₩8,536
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
UAH262.94
$6.01
₩9,070
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
UAH29.48
$1.42
₩2,134

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Kiev
Pohang
Bread
1 loaf
$0.78
UAH34.19
$3.11
₩4,695
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.90
UAH214.02
$5.09
₩7,683
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
UAH207.54
$6.70
₩10,098

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

 
Kiev
Pohang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
UAH231.87
$4.36
₩6,575
Monthly public transit pass $10.23
UAH447.00
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,417.03
UAH1M
$26,696.92
₩40M

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Kiev
Pohang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.04
UAH307.58
$28.30
₩42,682
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $630.45
UAH27,544.05
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $377.83
UAH16,507.18
$415.69
₩627K

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pay 50.0% more for childcare

 
Kiev
Pohang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $373.14
UAH16,302.35
$471.71
₩711K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,847.15
UAH343K
$13,620.52
₩21M

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pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kiev
Pohang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
UAH47.33
$3.54
₩5,335
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.64
UAH71.49
$2.83
₩4,268
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.89
UAH126.21
$3.18
₩4,802

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pay 23.2% more for clothing

 
Kiev
Pohang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$68.61
UAH2,997.53
$99.06
₩149K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.80
UAH1,563.88
$61.91
₩93,367
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.02
UAH4,238.61
$76.06
₩115K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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