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Pohang vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Pohang is 22.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% more in Pohang
Groceries: pay 74.3% more in Pohang
Transportation: pay 22.2% less in Pohang
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Pohang
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Pohang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in Pohang
Clothing: pay 30.1% more in Pohang

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Pohang are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pohang.

Pohang vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pohang instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 50.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Pohang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$5.66 ₩8,536	+82.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$6.01 ₩9,070	-3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$1.42 ₩2,134	+78.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$0.48 ₩720	+43.3%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 74.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Pohang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$3.11 ₩4,695	+116.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$5.09 ₩7,683	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$6.70 ₩10,098	-7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$2.88 ₩4,346	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$2.89 ₩4,356	+109.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$0.96 ₩1,452	-39.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$1.44 ₩2,178	+76.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$3.33 ₩5,025	+225.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$1.12 ₩1,694	+31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$2.12 ₩3,194	+194.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$1.46 ₩2,202	+124.9%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Pohang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$4.36 ₩6,575	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	$8.00 ₩12,058	-31.2%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Pohang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$28.30 ₩42,682	+67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	$415.69 ₩627K	+29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	$78.19 ₩118K	+13.8%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Pohang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	$471.71 ₩711K	-22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	$13,620.52 ₩21M	+2.1%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Pohang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$3.54 ₩5,335	+26.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$2.83 ₩4,268	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$3.18 ₩4,802	-27.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	$28.30 ₩42,682	-44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$10.61 ₩16,006	+31.7%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 30.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Pohang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	$99.06 ₩149K	+68.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	$61.91 ₩93,367	+62.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	$76.06 ₩115K	-27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$106.13 ₩160K	+16.0%
Average			+30.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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