Pohang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pohang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2451	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2213	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	99
😀 Quality of life	70	100
🏙️ Population	504K	5.45M

The cost of living in Pohang is 61% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5383rd and 649th ($1024 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in South Korea and Australia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Pohang ranked 40th best city to live in South Korea vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3894th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Sydney

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	Pohang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.58	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6706	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2785	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.95	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.8	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13593	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710