Gold Coast vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$712
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	59
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	608K	504K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 146% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 839th and 5442nd ($2528 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 37th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 124th and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Pohang

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	Gold Coast	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$4.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$15535

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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