Phuket vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$3640
🏠 One person rent	$519	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$1858
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$2180
😷 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 5% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5827th and 5569th ($940 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th 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 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 6063rd and 3881st 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	$5.23	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$13584

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1030
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$880
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1027
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$992
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$959
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1075
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1060
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$977
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1000
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$998
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$979
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1012
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1054
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$887
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$924
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1037
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1016
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$900
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1059
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$936
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$992
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$987
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$977
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1019
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1074
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1062
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$854
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$903
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1019
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1038
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1059