Auckland vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2579
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$2023
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	59
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.47M	504K

The cost of living in Auckland is 131% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1099th and 5400th ($2279 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2 months in Pohang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Pohang ranked 51st in South Korea, while ranked 119th and 3679th 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	$14	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$6349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$2974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$8.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$13736

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1078
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1113
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$973
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$865
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$1055
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$907
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1073
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$958
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1060
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1006
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$999
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$953
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1002
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$878
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$910
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1056
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$967
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1009
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1092
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$903
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$924
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$960
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$932
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$965
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$963
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$880
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1093
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$787
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$896
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$945
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$949
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$991