Chicago vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2738
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2711
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
96
73
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.15M

The cost of living in Chicago is 142% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 505th and 4812th ($2613 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 21st 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 Chicago compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 16th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$13766

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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