Pohang vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pohang	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2179	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	81
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	504K	1.43M

The cost of living in Pohang is 54% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5692nd and 1380th ($1000 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1203rd in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Pohang ranked 43rd best city to live in South Korea vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 3937th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs San Antonio

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	Pohang	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.67	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6636	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3019	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.7	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.4	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22028	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137