Pohang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pohang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$446	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.6	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2023	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	59	43
😀 Quality of life	68	55
🏙️ Population	504K	1.4M

The cost of living in Pohang is 25% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5400th and 6405th ($989 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1st in South Korea and Mongolia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Pohang compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Pohang ranked 51st best city to live in South Korea vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3679th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Pohang	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.28	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$400	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1856	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6349	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2974	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.6	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.37	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13736	$5952

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Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1078
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1113
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$973
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$865
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$1055
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$907
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1073
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$958
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1060
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1006
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$999
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$953
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1002
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$878
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$910
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1056
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$967
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1009
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1092
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$903
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$924
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$960
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$932
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$965
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$963
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$880
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1093
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$787
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$896
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$945
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$949
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$991

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625