Pohang vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pohang	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3640	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$425	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1858	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.7	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2180	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	59	46
😀 Quality of life	66	55
🏙️ Population	504K	2.96M

The cost of living in Pohang is 16% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5569th and 6253rd ($988 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in South Korea and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Pohang ranked 41st best city to live in South Korea vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 3881st and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Tashkent

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	Pohang	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.56	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1737	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6467	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2795	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$9301

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785