Nuremberg vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$2451
🏠 One person rent	$898	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$699
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$2213
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	59
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	526K	504K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 73% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 2865th and 5383rd ($1767 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 48th 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 2.2 months in Pohang. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 132nd and 3894th 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	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$13593

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1062
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1038
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$929
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1039
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1084
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1108
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$934
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$957
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1008
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$973
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1064
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$913
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$934
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1001
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1037
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$920
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1003
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$924
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$959
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$980
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$976
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$991
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1020
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$910
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$831
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$933
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1046
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1063
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1016