Antwerp vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$3640
🏠 One person rent	$832	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$1858
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$2180
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	59
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	529K	504K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 66% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 2896th and 5569th ($1640 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 67th in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 203rd and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Pohang

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	Antwerp	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$13584

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1030
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$880
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1027
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$992
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$959
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1075
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1060
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$977
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1000
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$998
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$979
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1012
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1054
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$887
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$924
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1037
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1016
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$900
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1059
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$936
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$992
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$987
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$977
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1019
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1074
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1062
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$854
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$903
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1019
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1038
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1059