Fort Worth vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$2423
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$63.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$2219
😷 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 128% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1371st and 5654th ($2259 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 43rd 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 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 36th in South Korea, while ranked 137th and 3473rd 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	$15.3	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$6566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$7.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$17754

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$924
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$957
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$992
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1023
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$883
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1044
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$914
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$1014
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1013
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1084
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$887
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$919
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$992
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$931
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$974
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$950
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1051
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$946
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$982
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$953
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$993
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$852
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$960
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$865
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$905
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$930
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$933
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$955
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$971
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1062
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$771
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$896
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$990
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1009
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$973