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Pohang vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Pohang is 50.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% more in Pohang
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in Pohang
Transportation: pay 61.1% more in Pohang
Housing: pay 15.8% more in Pohang
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Pohang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Pohang
Clothing: pay 79.3% more in Pohang

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Pohang are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Pohang.

Pohang vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.6% more for restaurants

	Manila	Pohang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱364.37	$5.66 ₩8,536	-6.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱260.26	$6.01 ₩9,070	+39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.78	$1.42 ₩2,134	+45.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.47	$0.48 ₩720	-5.2%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	Manila	Pohang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.70	$3.11 ₩4,695	+133.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱258.75	$5.09 ₩7,683	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱442.98	$6.70 ₩10,098	-8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱133.94	$2.88 ₩4,346	+30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱138.18	$2.89 ₩4,356	+26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱91.73	$0.96 ₩1,452	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.76	$1.44 ₩2,178	+75.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱99.05	$3.33 ₩5,025	+103.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱61.95	$1.12 ₩1,694	+9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.80	$2.12 ₩3,194	+81.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.17	$1.46 ₩2,202	+6.3%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 61.1% more for transportation

	Manila	Pohang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱252.94	$4.36 ₩6,575	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱832.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$26,696.92 ₩40M	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱176.98	$8.00 ₩12,058	+173.4%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 15.8% more for housing

	Manila	Pohang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,640.09	$28.30 ₩42,682	+4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱31,042.44	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,234.09	$415.69 ₩627K	+65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,081.27	$78.19 ₩118K	-22.2%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Manila	Pohang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,386.31	$471.71 ₩711K	+240.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$13,620.52 ₩21M	-20.0%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Pohang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.49	$3.54 ₩5,335	+141.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.58	$2.83 ₩4,268	+9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱197.80	$3.18 ₩4,802	-2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,549.73	$28.30 ₩42,682	-32.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱452.86	$10.61 ₩16,006	+41.8%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 79.3% more for clothing

	Manila	Pohang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,979.03	$99.06 ₩149K	+101.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,797.15	$61.91 ₩93,367	+108.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,892.90	$76.06 ₩115K	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,007.39	$106.13 ₩160K	+113.6%
Average			+79.3%

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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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