Perth vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$2179
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	59
😀 Quality of life	98	66
🏙️ Population	2.14M	504K

The cost of living in Perth is 134% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1024th and 5692nd ($2345 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 51st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 7th and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Pohang

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	Perth	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$22028

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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