Pohang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pohang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2451	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$471	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2213	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	59	43
😀 Quality of life	70	61
🏙️ Population	504K	1.4M

The cost of living in Pohang is 18% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5383rd and 6373rd ($1024 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Pohang ranked 40th best city to live in South Korea vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3894th and 5856th 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	$5.58	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6706	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2785	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.95	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.8	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13593	$6621

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Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1062
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1038
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$929
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1039
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1084
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1108
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$934
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$957
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1008
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$973
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1064
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$913
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$934
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1001
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1037
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$920
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1003
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$924
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$959
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$980
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$976
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$991
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1020
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$910
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$831
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$933
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1046
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1063
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1016

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600