Pohang vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pohang	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$2531
🏠 One person rent	$446	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$1256
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.6	$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2023	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	30
😀 Quality of life	68	38
🏙️ Population	504K	6.87M

The cost of living in Pohang is 21% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5400th and 6331st ($989 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1st in South Korea and Myanmar, respectively. Check South Korea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Pohang compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Pohang ranked 51st best city to live in South Korea vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 3679th and 7374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pohang vs Yangon

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	Pohang	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.28	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$400	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1856	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6349	$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2974	$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.6	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.37	$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13736	$14094

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$710
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$709
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$605
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$577
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$668
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$656
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$571
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$677
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$594
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$715
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$902
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$716
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$669
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$614
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$665
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$653
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1233
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$500
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$619
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$588
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$362
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$614