Pohang vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pohang	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2451	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$471	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2213	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	59	82
😀 Quality of life	70	50
🏙️ Population	504K	1.64M

The cost of living in Pohang is 81% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5383rd and 8109th ($1024 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 9th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Pohang ranked 40th best city to live in South Korea vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 3894th and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs South Tangerang

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	Pohang	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.58	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6706	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2785	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.95	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.8	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13593	$7522

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Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1062
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1038
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$929
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1039
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1084
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1108
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$934
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$957
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1008
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$973
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1064
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$913
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$934
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1001
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1037
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$920
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1003
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$924
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$959
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$980
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$976
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$991
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1020
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$910
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$831
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$933
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1046
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1063
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1016

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502