Pohang vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pohang	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3640	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$425	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1858	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.7	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2180	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	59	13
😀 Quality of life	66	36
🏙️ Population	504K	948K

The cost of living in Pohang is 15% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5569th and 4590th ($988 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 3rd in South Korea and Laos, respectively. Check South Korea vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Pohang compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Pohang ranked 41st best city to live in South Korea vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3881st and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Vientiane

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	Pohang	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.56	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.5
🥤 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	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1737	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6467	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2795	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.41	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393