Pohang vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pohang	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3640	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1858	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.7	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2180	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	78
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	504K	662K

The cost of living in Pohang is 60% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5569th and 819th ($988 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 3rd in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Pohang ranked 41st best city to live in South Korea vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 3881st and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Vancouver

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	Pohang	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.56	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1737	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6467	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2795	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759