Columbus vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$3640
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1858
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$2180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	59
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	906K	504K

The cost of living in Columbus is 117% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1476th and 5569th ($2145 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 67th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 249th and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Pohang

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	Columbus	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$13584

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1030
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$880
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1027
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$992
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$959
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1075
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1060
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$977
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1000
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$998
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$979
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1012
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1054
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$887
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$924
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1037
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1016
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$900
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1059
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$936
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$992
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$987
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$977
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1019
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1074
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1062
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$854
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$903
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1019
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1038
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1059