Philadelphia vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Philadelphia Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
1.6M
504K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 152% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 742nd and 5442nd ($2597 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th and 37th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 87th and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Philadelphia vs Pohang

Prices for goods and services in Philadelphia and Pohang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Philadelphia Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$4.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$15535

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

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