Nashville vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nashville	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2508	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6081	$3640
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2876	$1858
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4538	$2180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	59
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	689K	504K

The cost of living in Nashville is 154% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 790th and 5569th ($2508 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 733rd and 67th 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Nashville ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 244th and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Pohang

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	Nashville	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.7	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1711	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3359	$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2469	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3097	$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.6	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1251	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30520	$13584

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494

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