Nashville vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$712
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	59
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	689K	504K

The cost of living in Nashville is 141% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 924th and 5442nd ($2477 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 281st and 3673rd 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	$15.2	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$4.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$15535

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

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