Pohang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pohang Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1000
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2651
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$445
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2179
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
66
79
🏙️ Population
504K
17.7M

The cost of living in Pohang is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5692nd and 5948th ($1000 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 13th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Pohang ranked 43rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3937th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Pohang Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.67
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.06
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1910
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6636
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3019
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.4
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.36
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22028
$24117

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$1022
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$1114
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$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

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618