Okayama vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Okayama	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$943	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$3640
🏠 One person rent	$349	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$642	$1858
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1425	$2180
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	59
😀 Quality of life	68	66
🏙️ Population	720K	504K

The cost of living in Okayama is 5% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5814th and 5569th ($943 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 67th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Okayama ranked 466th best city to live in Japan vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 3179th and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Pohang

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	Okayama	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6597	$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.8	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16248	$13584

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1030
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$880
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1027
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$992
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$959
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1075
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1060
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$977
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1000
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$998
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$979
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1012
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1054
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$887
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$924
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1037
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1016
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$900
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1059
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$936
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$992
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$987
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$977
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1019
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1074
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1062
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$854
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$903
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1019
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1038
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1059