Daegu vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daegu	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$385	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2242	$2627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	65
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.13M

The cost of living in Daegu is 1% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 5135th and 5071st ($1062 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 32nd in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Ranked 5th vs 23rd best cities to live in South Korea, and 335th vs 2220th 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	$6.69	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$597	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6903	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5944	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.4	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.51	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27847	$13568

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1038
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$949
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$934
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1084
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1039
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$957
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$984
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1076
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$975
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1008
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$929
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1064
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$973
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1108
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$913
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$980
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$831
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$924
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$920
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1020
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1046
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1016
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1037
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$998
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$995
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$994
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$982
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1050
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$981
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1153

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