Pohang vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pohang	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3640	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$425	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1858	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.7	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2180	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	92
😀 Quality of life	66	86
🏙️ Population	504K	2.75M

The cost of living in Pohang is 42% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5569th and 2624th ($988 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in South Korea and Italy, respectively. Check South Korea vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Pohang ranked 41st best city to live in South Korea vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3881st and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Rome

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	Pohang	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.56	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1737	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6467	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2795	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$9864

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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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201