Auckland vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$2711
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.15M

The cost of living in Auckland is 111% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1099th and 4812th ($2279 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 119th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Ulsan

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	Auckland	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$13766

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$963
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$907
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1029
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1073
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1113
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1006
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$953
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$882
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$1055
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$878
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$865
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1060
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$999
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$958
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$965
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$984
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$960
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$991
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1002
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$924
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$787
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1009
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$967
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$903
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$963
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1056
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$945
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$845
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$923