Brisbane vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2451
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$2213
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
59
😀 Quality of life
98
70
🏙️ Population
2.71M
504K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 102% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1813th and 5383rd ($2065 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 48th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 9th and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$13593

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1076
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1062
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1038
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$929
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1039
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$949
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$975
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1084
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1108
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$1005
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$934
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$957
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1008
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$973
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$984
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$995
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1064
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$913
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$934
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1001
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1037
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$920
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1003
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$937
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$924
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$959
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$980
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$976
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$991
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1020
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$910
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$831
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$933
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1046
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1063
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1016