Columbus vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
906K
1.13M

The cost of living in Columbus is 108% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1686th and 5510th ($2127 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 38th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 96th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Ulsan

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Columbus Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$15450

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$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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$1005
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$1012
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$991
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$946
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1030
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$1114
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$997
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
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$1032
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$1043
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$994
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$993
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$961
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$981
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$943
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1111
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$916
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$916
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$945
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$951
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$944
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$954
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$994
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$996
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$1008
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$970
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1014
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$976
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$922
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$823
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$892
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1003
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$945
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$944
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$986
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$983
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1005
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$1008
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$982