Pohang vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pohang	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$446	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.6	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2023	$2382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	59	73
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	504K	1.06M

The cost of living in Pohang is 4% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5400th and 5135th ($989 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 282nd in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Pohang compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Pohang ranked 51st best city to live in South Korea vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 3679th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Sendai

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	Pohang	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.28	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$400	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1856	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6349	$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2974	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.6	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.37	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13736	$6030

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Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1078
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1113
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$973
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$865
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$1055
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$907
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1073
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$958
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1060
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1006
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$999
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$953
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1002
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$878
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$910
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1056
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$967
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1009
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1092
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$903
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$924
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$960
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$932
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$965
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$963
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$880
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1093
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$787
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$896
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$945
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$949
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$991

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$941
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$941
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$940
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$943
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$942
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$947
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$946
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$949
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$953
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$949
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$954
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$959
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$965
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$963
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$963
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$949
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$972
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$944
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$957
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$957
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$966
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$982
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$952
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$983
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$988
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$956
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$961
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$977
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$991
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$965
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$966
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1000
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1009
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$939
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$955
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1011