Jerusalem vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3640
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1858
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$2180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	59
😀 Quality of life	85	66
🏙️ Population	936K	504K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 114% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1551st and 5569th ($2114 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 67th in Israel and South Korea, respectively. Check Israel vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 374th and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Pohang

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	Jerusalem	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$13584

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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