Albuquerque vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	65
😀 Quality of life	84	74
🏙️ Population	565K	1.13M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 83% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2114th and 5071st ($1964 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 32nd in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 484th and 2220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Ulsan

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	Albuquerque	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$13568

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1039
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$975
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1024
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1084
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$984
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$934
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$949
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1064
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$929
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$934
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$957
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$933
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$1005
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$991
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$994
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$980
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1016
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$995
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$959
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$831
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1037
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$925
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$924
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1020
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1001
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1046
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1006
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$998