Nashville vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$2423
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$63.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$2219
😷 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 148% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 982nd and 5654th ($2451 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 43rd 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 66th best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 36th in South Korea, while ranked 252nd and 3473rd 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	$16.9	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$6566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$7.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$17754

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$924
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$957
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$992
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1023
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$883
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1044
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$914
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$1014
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1013
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1084
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$887
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$919
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$992
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$931
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$974
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$950
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1051
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$946
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$982
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$953
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$993
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$852
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$960
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$865
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$905
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$930
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$933
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$955
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$971
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1062
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$771
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$896
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$990
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1009
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$973