Los Angeles vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$712
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2178
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	59
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	3.9M	504K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 228% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 72nd and 5442nd ($3378 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 37th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 55th and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Pohang

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	Los Angeles	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$4.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$15535

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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