Paris vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$712
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	59
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	2.11M	504K

The cost of living in Paris is 141% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 916th and 5442nd ($2480 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in France and South Korea, respectively. Check France vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 14th and 3673rd 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	$17	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$4.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$15535

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

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