Pohang vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pohang	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3640	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$425	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1858	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2180	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	59	15
😀 Quality of life	66	47
🏙️ Population	504K	886K

The cost of living in Pohang is 8% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5569th and 4967th ($988 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 4th in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Pohang ranked 41st best city to live in South Korea vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3881st and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Tabuk

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	Pohang	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.56	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1737	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6467	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2795	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028