Nuremberg vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$873	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$712
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$2178
😷 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 73% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 2945th and 5442nd ($1777 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 37th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 150th and 3673rd 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	$18.4	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$4.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$15535

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767

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