Pohang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pohang Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$446
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.6
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2023
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
504K
17.5M

The cost of living in Pohang is 5% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5400th and 5744th ($989 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 16th 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 months in Pohang compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Pohang ranked 51st best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3679th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Shenzhen

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Pohang Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1856
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6349
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2974
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.6
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.37
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13736
$24305

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$1326
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$1039
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1078
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
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$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584