Phuket vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$544	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$2179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	59
😀 Quality of life	53	66
🏙️ Population	77.6K	504K

The cost of living in Phuket is 1% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5798th and 5692nd ($985 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st in Thailand and South Korea, respectively. Check Thailand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 6033rd and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Pohang

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	Phuket	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$22028

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

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