Nuremberg vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$2423
🏠 One person rent	$874	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$63.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	59
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	526K	504K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 77% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 2992nd and 5654th ($1753 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 43rd in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Pohang ranked 36th in South Korea, while ranked 131st and 3473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Pohang

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	Nuremberg	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$6566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$7.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$17754

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729

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