Pohang vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pohang	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$445	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2179	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	59	87
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	504K	1.39M

The cost of living in Pohang is 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5692nd and 45th ($1000 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Pohang ranked 43rd best city to live in South Korea vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 3937th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs San Diego

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	Pohang	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.67	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6636	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3019	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.7	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.2	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22028	$21468

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647