Pohang vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pohang	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2451	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2213	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	81
😀 Quality of life	70	92
🏙️ Population	504K	1.43M

The cost of living in Pohang is 49% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5383rd and 1930th ($1024 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1571st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Pohang ranked 40th best city to live in South Korea vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 3894th and 124th 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	$5.58	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6706	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2785	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.95	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.8	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13593	$15049

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Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1062
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1038
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$929
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1039
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1084
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1108
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$934
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$957
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1008
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$973
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1064
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$913
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$934
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1001
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1037
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$920
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1003
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$924
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$959
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$980
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$976
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$991
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1020
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$910
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$831
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$933
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1046
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1063
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1016

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154