Pohang vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pohang	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3640	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$425	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1858	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2180	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	65
😀 Quality of life	66	83
🏙️ Population	504K	1.25M

The cost of living in Pohang is 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5569th and 3460th ($988 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 7th in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Pohang ranked 41st best city to live in South Korea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3881st and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Sharjah

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	Pohang	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.56	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1737	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6467	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2795	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536