Charlotte vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Charlotte Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
59
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
875K
504K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 133% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1073rd and 5442nd ($2403 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 37th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 283rd and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Charlotte vs Pohang

Prices for goods and services in Charlotte and Pohang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Charlotte Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$15535

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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