Pohang vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pohang	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3640	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$425	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1858	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.7	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2180	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	59	84
😀 Quality of life	66	81
🏙️ Population	504K	3.03M

The cost of living in Pohang is 10% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5569th and 6071st ($988 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 6th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Pohang ranked 41st best city to live in South Korea vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3881st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Taichung

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	Pohang	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.56	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1737	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6467	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2795	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$18658

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671