Cologne vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cologne Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
1.09M
504K

The cost of living in Cologne is 93% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 2067th and 5442nd ($1990 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 37th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 15th 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 Cologne vs Pohang

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

Cologne Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$15535

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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