Daegu vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$348	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	65
😀 Quality of life	70	70
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.13M

The cost of living in Daegu is 6% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 5531st and 5096th ($995 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 31st in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Ranked 27th vs 29th best cities to live in South Korea, and 2337th vs 2492nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Ulsan

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	Daegu	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$13412

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959