Detroit vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	65
😀 Quality of life	86	70
🏙️ Population	639K	1.13M

The cost of living in Detroit is 95% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1678th and 5096th ($2064 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 31st 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 315th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$13412

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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