Pohang vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pohang	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$445	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2179	$1885
😷 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 43% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5692nd and 2722nd ($1000 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 43rd best city to live in South Korea vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3937th and 294th 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	$5.67	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6636	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3019	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.4	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.2	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22028	$10781

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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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262