Auckland vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	65
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.13M

The cost of living in Auckland is 82% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2124th and 5071st ($1961 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 170th and 2220th 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	$12.6	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$13568

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

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