Pohang vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pohang	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3640	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$425	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$1858	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.7	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2180	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	59	87
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	504K	1.39M

The cost of living in Pohang is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5569th and 36th ($988 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Pohang ranked 41st best city to live in South Korea vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 3881st and 95th 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	$5.56	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1737	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6467	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2795	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759