Long Beach vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$2579
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$2023
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	59
😀 Quality of life	77	68
🏙️ Population	467K	504K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 169% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 440th and 5400th ($2661 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 53rd 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 Long Beach compared to 2 months in Pohang. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 51st in South Korea, while ranked 720th and 3679th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Pohang

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	Long Beach	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$1856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$6349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$2974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$8.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$13736

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1078
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1113
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$973
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$865
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$1055
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$907
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1073
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$958
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1060
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1006
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$999
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$953
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1002
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$878
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$910
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1056
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$967
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1009
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1092
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$903
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$924
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$960
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$932
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$965
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$963
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$880
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1093
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$787
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$896
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$945
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$949
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$991