Fort Worth vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$712
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	59
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	919K	504K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 115% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1451st and 5442nd ($2219 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Fort Worth ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 163rd and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Pohang

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	Fort Worth	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$4.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$15535

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208

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