Common information
- Country
- South Korea
- Population
- 500 000
Cost of living and prices in Pohang
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre412USD/month
- in city centre245USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre420USD/month
- in city centre1,751USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 5 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 16 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 6 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 16 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 26,429 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 23,816 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 28 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 10 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 91 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 63 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 84 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 105 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 93 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 49 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 245 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 412 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,751 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 420 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,802 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 2,047 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.22 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Pohang
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 33 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 17 |
| Average temperature, °C | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 14 |
| Average low, °C | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 10 |
| Record low, °C | 8 | 0 | -6 | -12 | -15 | -12 | -8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -15 |
| Rain, days | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 137 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fog, days | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 119 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 156 | 58 | 52 | 29 | 36 | 46 | 63 | 80 | 76 | 132 | 186 | 185 | 1099 |
| Relative humidity, % | 75 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 64 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 85 | 77 | 69 | 64 | 59 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 74 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 64 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 54 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 16 | 9 | 1 | -5 | -8 | -6 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 79 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 350 | 198 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 241 | 333 | 456 | 482 | 2169 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 |