Liverpool vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Liverpool	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1937	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4778	$2451
🏠 One person rent	$1057	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1802	$699
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3068	$2213
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	85	59
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	513K	504K

The cost of living in Liverpool is 89% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 2203rd and 5383rd ($1937 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 132nd and 48th in the United Kingdom and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Liverpool ranked 30th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 190th and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Liverpool vs Pohang

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	Liverpool	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.66	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1131	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2021	$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.39%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3531	$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2577	$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.88	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.4	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1594	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16116	$13593

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1832
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1655
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1834
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1804
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1815
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1680
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1873
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1883
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$2023
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1813
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1712
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1828
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$2040
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1652
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1682
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1968
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$2001
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1759
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2265
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1578
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1921
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1788
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1698
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1513
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1839
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1840
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1783

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1062
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1038
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$929
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1039
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1084
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1108
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$934
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$957
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1008
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$973
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1064
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$913
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$934
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1001
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1037
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$920
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1003
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$924
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$959
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$980
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$976
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$991
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1020
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$910
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$831
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$933
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1046
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1063
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1016