Auckland vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$712
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	59
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	1.47M	504K

The cost of living in Auckland is 109% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1604th and 5442nd ($2156 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 37th in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 240th and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Pohang

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	Auckland	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$4.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$15535

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$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