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Pohang vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Pohang is 25.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% less in Pohang
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Pohang
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Pohang
Housing: pay 63.8% more in Pohang
Childcare: pay 16.4% less in Pohang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% more in Pohang
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Pohang

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Pohang are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and clothing are lower in Pohang. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Pohang.

Pohang vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Pohang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$5.66 ₩8,536	-52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$6.01 ₩9,070	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$1.42 ₩2,134	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$0.48 ₩720	-21.9%
Average			-17.8%

Moscow vs. Pohang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Pohang
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$3.11 ₩4,695	+267.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$5.09 ₩7,683	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$6.70 ₩10,098	+44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$2.88 ₩4,346	+71.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$2.89 ₩4,356	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$0.96 ₩1,452	+19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$1.44 ₩2,178	+66.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$3.33 ₩5,025	+269.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$1.12 ₩1,694	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$2.12 ₩3,194	+396.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$1.46 ₩2,202	+331.3%
Average			+130.3%

Moscow vs. Pohang - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Pohang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$4.36 ₩6,575	+53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$8.00 ₩12,058	+39.6%
Average			+21.8%

Moscow vs. Pohang - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Pohang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$28.30 ₩42,682	+262.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$415.69 ₩627K	-41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$78.19 ₩118K	-29.3%
Average			+63.8%

Moscow vs. Pohang - Cost of housing

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pay 16.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Pohang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$471.71 ₩711K	-28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$13,620.52 ₩21M	-4.7%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Pohang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$3.54 ₩5,335	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$2.83 ₩4,268	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$3.18 ₩4,802	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$28.30 ₩42,682	-36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$10.61 ₩16,006	+61.7%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Pohang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$99.06 ₩149K	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$61.91 ₩93,367	+29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$76.06 ₩115K	-38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$106.13 ₩160K	-32.3%
Average			-2.6%

Moscow vs. Pohang - Cost of clothing

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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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