Pohang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pohang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3640	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$425	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1858	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.7	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2180	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	59	5
😀 Quality of life	66	34
🏙️ Population	504K	115K

The cost of living in Pohang is 134% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5569th and 8915th ($988 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in South Korea and Bhutan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Pohang ranked 41st best city to live in South Korea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3881st and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Thimphu

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	Pohang	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.56	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1737	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6467	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2795	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300