Male vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$2451
🏠 One person rent	$818	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$699
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$2213
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	59
😀 Quality of life	66	70
🏙️ Population	133K	504K

The cost of living in Male is 29% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4439th and 5383rd ($1320 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in Maldives and South Korea, respectively. Check Maldives vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 5057th and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Pohang

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	Male	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$13593

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

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