Paris vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$2179
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	59
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	2.15M	504K

The cost of living in Paris is 136% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 998th and 5692nd ($2357 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in France and South Korea, respectively. Check France vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 22nd and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Pohang

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	Paris	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$22028

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1099
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1114
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$992
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$871
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$973
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$977
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$901
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1083
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1122
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$995
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$981
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1002
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$992
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$1008
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$999
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1146
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$931
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$994
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1111
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1098
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$991
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$997
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$975
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$1005
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1043
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1140
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$991
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$915
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$980
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1098
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1027